Liverpool’s fourth bid for Bayer Leverkusen midfielder is expected to be their last, with the Reds reportedly prepared to walk away from negotiations if they are knocked back again. Confidence over a third bid worth €134 million (£113 million,

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.

Fenway Sports Group have not always got everything right in their 15 years of ownership but they are giving manager Arne Slot their full backing in the summer transfer market