News broke this morning that Liverpool FC had suddenly pulled ahead in the race for Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Germany men’s national team star Florian Wirtz — at Bayern Munich’s expense. Now, the mega-transfer — Leverkusen has reportedly been holding out for some €150M — is looking close to happening.

Liverpool are negotiating the signing of Germany international Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, with long-time admirers Bayern Munich admitting defeat in their bid to keep the 22-year-old in the B

Florian Wirtz has said yes to a move to Liverpool with the Premier League champions prepared to offer one of their players in return as part of the deal with Bayer Leverkusen. 22-year-old Wirtz is one of the most-sought after players in Europe with the Reds sensationally emerging as the front-runners to secure his signature on Friday.