Updates on the Florian Wirtz situation are coming thick and fast from Germany.

Yesterday, there were significant advancements, with confirmation arriving that the 22-year-old German midfielder’s preference is Liverpool over Bayern Munich.

Negotiations are ongoing, but Liverpool are now leading the race to sign Florian Wirtz and the club wants to move fast to ward off any other potential suitors for his signature.

Despite no official confirmation of the club, the Jeremie Frimpong deal is all but wrapped up by the club, as we exclusively revealed that Liverpool had agreed a deal with Bayer Leverkusen, as well as passing the first stage of his medical ahead of the move to the club.

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It now seems that his Bayer Leverkusen teammate will follow in his footsteps.

Breaking the monopoly of Bayern Munich signing the best players in the Bundesliga to strengthen their side and weaken the opposition could be broken here, and that will be a real statement signing for the Premier League champions if they pull it off.

Bayern Munich will be rocked, and Liverpool will be acquiring a superstar.

Florian Plettenburg for Sky Germany has been a continuous source of crucial information on Florian Wirtz and he has today revealed a new development in the saga.

Bayer Leverkusen are keen to reach a swift agreement with Liverpool over Florian Wirtz with a lot riding riding on Liverpool’s first offer.

Plettenburg understands that there is a discussion over a deal consisting of a transfer fee plus a player from Liverpool going the other way.

The Bundesliga side are actively looking for a goalkeeper, central defender, a striker and a potential replacement for Wirtz and Liverpool could provide the answer to one of those areas.

This could be a crucial day in a deal finally being struck for Wirtz as excitement continues to build over his potential signing.

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