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Liverpool have agreed what could be a Premier League record transfer for Florian Wirtz(Image: Getty Images)

Liverpool are poised to complete a club-record transfer for Bayer Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz this week.

The Reds have fended off competition from Bayern Munich and Manchester City to secure the services of the German international, and it appears they are getting a player with an unrelenting drive to succeed.

One of Wirtz's former coaches has opened up on the youngster's fierce determination, which has been evident since his early days in football.

Martin Heck, who worked with Wirtz in the youth setup at Koln in Germany, recalled an incident where the midfielder refused to speak to him for a week after he attempted to limit his playing time following an injury.

“It was clear that he [Wirtz] would only play 50 minutes and I told him weeks before: ‘Flo, your first game back will be in Bochum, but you will only play 50 minutes’," Heck told The Athletic.

He didn’t talk to me for five days!

Article continues belowFlorian Wirtz has a fierce will to win, according to one of his former managers(Image: PA)

"I was just laughing because we won the game.

But this is Florian Wirtz the footballer.

I'm convinced that this is the thing that's special compared to other players."

The incident shows how determined Wirtz is as a player to compete and succeed.

It was amazing.

"But when anyone asks me, 'What's special about Florian Wirtz?', I say that he has the greatest ambition I've ever seen in football from a player, young or old.

"His will to win.
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