Liverpool is closing in on the signing of Florian Wirtz, and the German playmaker will be hoping to have a more successful Premier League career than his childhood hero

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.

After several rejected bids, Liverpool have now agreed a deal to sign Wirtz for a whopping €136.3 million (£116.1 million, $157.8 million)—making Wirtz the most expensive sale in Bundesliga history and setting him up to break the Premier League transfer record if all add-ons are met.

Once thought of as the lead contender, Bayern Munich have been forced to watch on from afar as Florian Wirtz moves to Liverpool.

Liverpool aren’t looking to win the transfer window or boost their share price. When they turn to the transfer market for improvements, they have one objective in mind.To give the team the best

Liverpool are looking to wrap up a British record deal for Florian Wirtz and new details have emerged about his potential contract at Anfield

The Reds have agreed a deal for the aforementioned amount to sign the Bayer Leverkusen star, as reported by Sky Sports News on Friday, and a fellow German who spent several years at Anfield is convinced that it isn’t just the 22-year-old’s technical ability which’ll shine through on Merseyside.

FLORIAN WIRTZ will reportedly pocket a mammoth salary at Liverpool. The Reds agreed a record Premier League fee for the Bayer Leverkusen and Germany midfielder earlier this week. The Merseysiders