The summer transfer window is officially open now and Liverpool have sought to get ahead by beginning negotiations in advance. One player they have entered discussions for is the highly talented Wirtz, with the ECHO reporting the submission of a £109m bid inclusive of add-ons.

Liverpool are closing in on a deal to sign Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz, with the Reds prepared to make the Germany international the most expensive player in their history

A swap deal could benefit both sides and it is claimed that Leverkusen are interested in signing Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott, who has openly admitted he does not know what his future looks like after a season of very limited minutes.

An outstanding German talent declining Bayern will leave a bruise, even more so given that this was not just a financial decision

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Florian Wirtz took five days to decide to join Liverpool instead of Bayern Munich, says a German transfer expert who has revealed how Arne Slot swung the deal in the Reds' favour.

Former Bayern Munich and Germany midfielder Toni Kroos left Germany and became a superstar. Now, the latest high-profile German will make the jump to England and hope to have the kind of success aboard that Kroos once had and not the career-killing experience that felled Timo Werner or the temporary derailment that Kai Havertz went through.