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Liverpool is also deep in talks with Leverkusen for a record-breaking move for Florian Wirtz.

The 22-year-old, priced at roughly $170M by his German club, is eager to make the switch to Anfield, and the Merseyside outfit is optimistic about finalising the deal.

Moreover, as per the ECHO's Thursday morning report, Liverpool is also hopeful of securing Milos Kerkez, with negotiations ongoing with Bournemouth, who have slapped a $61.25M price tag on the left-back.

Arne Slot's squad clinched the Premier League title with a resounding 5-1 victory over Tottenham on April 27, allowing them to wind down in the remaining fixtures before celebrating with the trophy after a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace last month.

Finishing 10 points clear of Arsenal and 13 ahead of Manchester City, Shearer believes Liverpool's swift transfer dealings have set them up nicely to defend their crown.

"The Milos Kerkez transfer isn't done yet, but you'd imagine that it's going to be done," the ex-Premier League champion remarked to Betfair.

"They've got Frimpong and if they get Kerkez and Wirtz, which is looking likely, then that'll be really, really good business from Liverpool.



Liverpool looks to be closing in on a deal for Florian Wirtz

"It's an incredible amount of money that they're looking at with Florian Wirtz, but he's a really, really talented player, there's no doubt about that.

"Because Liverpool didn't sign anyone last year, other than Chiesa, I guess they've got money to spend and they had to do that with Trent leaving.

"You could tell from Andy Robertson's interview towards the end of the season that they were going to go in that direction and look at another left-back, so yeah, not surprising, but it could be really good business for Liverpool.

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Particularly with the money spent in January and so far this summer, it'll be a really, really interesting summer because we know that Arsenal need to buy a forward to improve.

"We know that Newcastle are going to invest, so it'll be a really interesting summer, but I'd guess that Liverpool will be the team to chase again."


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