Florian Wirtz will finalise his British-record transfer from Bayer Leverkusen to Liverpool; the Reds had been tracking the Germany international since 2020; the 22-year-old attacking midfielder could

Wirtz had grown up in a family that refused to compromise his development, nor that of his sister Juliane, who plays for Werder Bremen. His father Hans remains the chairman of Grun-Weiss Brauweiler, Wirtz's childhood was framed around the local football team. He grew up with a ball attached to his feet.

Liverpool has agreed to pay a transfer fee of 116 million pounds ($157 million) for attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen.

Liverpool have agreed a British-record transfer fee to sign Florian Wirtz; total package is £116.5m (€137.5m), made up of £100m plus £16.5m in potential add-ons; Wirtz is now free to speak to Liverpool;

Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen for an initial $135 million, according to CBS Sports sources. The agreement to sign the German international could ultimately break the British transfer record set by Chelsea when they signed Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for just short of $145 million.

Liverpool are pushing to complete the signing of record-breaking arrival Florian Wirtz, and have pencilled in a medical for the German international.

Liverpool has agreed a deal worth up to $157 million (£116 million) including add-ons for the Bayer Leverkusen attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz, though the transfer is still to be officially confirmed.

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Florian Wirtz has officially become the most expensive signing in Premier League history after Liverpool secured the 22-year-old German midfielder from Bayer Leverkusen for a staggering €150 million.