A potential deal for Wirtz will smash Liverpool's current transfer record which is set at the £72m [$98m] they paid Benfica for Darwin Nunez in 2022. Liverpool are also ready to offer Wirtz a 'long-term' deal which is rumoured to be for at least five years until 2030 but the final fee is the issue.

Liverpool improve Wirtz offerLiverpool have now upped their offer for Wirtz, per several reports. This pushes things to around €140m and far closer to Leverkusen's asking price.Sky Germany's

Germany international Wirtz is keen to complete what would be a club-record – and potentially Premier League-record – move to Liverpool. The 22-year-old has established himself as one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe and has the potential to become a Ballon d’Or winner and Premier League superstar.