Liverpool have stepped up their pursuit of Florian Wirtz by lodging an improved £113 million ($153m) bid for the Bayer Leverkusen playmaker, sources have advised ESPN.
Bundesliga aspect Leverkusen worth Wirtz at £126m, however Liverpool’s newest transfer has seen the Premier League champions make a slight enhance on their preliminary £109m supply, with the bid consisting of £100m plus an extra £13m in add-ons.
Liverpool are in pole place to signal Wirtz after the Germany worldwide made it clear that he favoured a transfer to Anfield forward of Manchester Metropolis and Bayern Munich.
The 23-year-old, thought to be one of many rising abilities in Europe, is on worldwide obligation and as a consequence of play in Germany’s Nations League conflict in opposition to France in Stuttgart on Sunday.
However with the early-June switch window set to shut on Tuesday, a deal might be struck earlier than the deadline if Leverkusen settle for Liverpool’s new supply.
The summer season switch window will reopen on June 16 till Sept. 1.