According to the report, Wirtz’s family were recently in England for discussions, which were wrongly linked to Manchester City. In reality, the meeting was with Liverpool, who have impressed the player’s camp and outlined a bold vision that would see the 22-year-old as the creative hub of a new project under Arne Slot.

Incoming Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso is reportedly making it his mission to sign Bayer Leverkusen star Florian Wirtz, who is a dream target of Liverpool.

Premier League champions Liverpool have retained their interest in Bayer Leverkusen ace and Germany international Florian Wirtz.

Germany have released their 26-man squad for the Nations League semi-finals against Portugal next month. Head coach Julian Nagelsmann has handed maiden call-ups to Tom Bischof and Nick Woltemade. Bischof recently concluded an impressive 2024/25 campaign with Hoffenheim, establishing him as one of the promising midfielders in the Bundesliga.

Bayern Munich are said to be ‘fearing the worst’ with Liverpool’s ‘colossal offer’ currently the ‘best’. This bid is said to be worth around 110 million euros and Liverpool are ‘going all out’, but they would ‘need to get rid of players’ to make a deal happen.

Fabrizio Romano has provided the latest on Florian Wirtz including confirming the Reds are fully prepared to break records, while another top source has named who Wirtz's arrival would likely force out of Anfield.

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Bayer Leverkusen attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz is expected to choose between a move to Liverpool and Bayern Munich within the next 10 days, with both clubs keen on the 22-year-old Germany international. (Kicker - in German)