Liverpool agree potential €136m deal for Florian Wirtz

Liverpool, like a number of top European clubs, had been watching Wirtz for some time but did not consider themselves front-runners for his signature.

ANFIELD THIS WAY: Liverpool have broken the British transfer record to sign Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz (Bradley Collyer/PA)

Premier League champions Liverpool have agreed a club-record deal worth up to €136million (£116m) to sign Florian Wirtz after Bayer Leverkusen finally settled on a fee for their playmaker.

The Reds had two bids rejected, the last one of £113m which would have seen £100m paid up front with performance-related add-ons, but have finally got the deal over the line.