Liverpool are main the race to signal Germany worldwide Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, sources have instructed ESPN.
Wirtz had been anticipated to stay in his homeland subsequent season, both staying put at Leverkusen or becoming a member of Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich. Nonetheless, it’s now understood that Liverpool are the frontrunners to land his signature ought to he determine to depart the BayArena this summer time.
The 22-year-old — who has registered 57 targets and 65 assists in 197 appearances for Leverkusen — is eager on a transfer to Anfield, sources have instructed ESPN.
A deal is but to be struck between Liverpool and Leverkusen, with the German facet valuing a deal for Wirtz at round £126 million (€150m), nevertheless there’s already dialogue ongoing between the 2 golf equipment over the £30m switch of full-back Jeremie Frimpong.
Frimpong — who has scored 30 targets and supplied 44 assists for Leverkusen and is shut mates with Wirtz– is anticipated to turn into Liverpool’s first signing of the summer time, with the Netherlands worldwide having efficiently undergone his medical this week.
Bayern had been assured they’d have the ability to signal Wirtz from Leverkusen, both this summer time or in 2026. Nonetheless, over the previous few days, sentiment has shifted and there’s now growing perception that the midfielder is leaning in the direction of a transfer to the Premier League.
Talking on Saturday at a fan pageant at Bayern Park, Bayern president Herbert Hainer stated: “Max Eberl [Bayern’s director of sport] knowledgeable me that Florian Wirtz might be leaning in the direction of Liverpool. I am unable to say how issues will transpire with Leverkusen.”
Wirtz is rated extremely at Anfield, having demonstrated the power to play in quite a lot of attacking positions for each membership and nation. He had additionally been linked with a transfer to Manchester Metropolis and been earmarked as a possible substitute for the outgoing Kevin De Bruyne.
Nonetheless, following conversations with Leverkusen and Wirtz’s representatives, Metropolis opted to stroll away from the negotiating desk final week, with a supply telling ESPN that membership bosses didn’t view the deal as financially workable.
Info from ESPN’s Rob Dawson contributed to this report