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Bayer Leverkusen have provided the platform for Wirtz to excel, and Liverpool have clearly paid attention as they prepare to complete his £116million signing.

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The Australian was part of the side that lost 2-1 to Leverkusen in December when Wirtz broke the deadlock, after which he hailed his ability to open up space in front of goal.

"He’s so good at finding space between the lines and his end product is just fantastic," he told The Athletic.

"But he’s got this action where he shifts and shoots almost in motion.

"He just takes a touch across a defender, whether it’s a nutmeg or whatever, and he just seems to be able to just drift across you, even when you think you’ve got him going in the other direction."

And it isn't by luck that Wirtz, who is expected to fly to England for a medical this week, has developed a touch fit for the reigning Premier League champions.

That was something I really tried to improve in training."

It would be an understatement to say the extra hours have worked to good effect as he prepares to become the Premier League's most expensive signing.

The projected fee Liverpool will pay to acquire his skills will trump the existing record £115m Chelsea could end up paying for midfielder Moises Caicedo.

One Premier League scout, who chose to remains anonymous, gave another account of how Wirtz has transformed for the better.

He’d sometimes target that player with his ability,

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"[It was] like he was trying to make a point.
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