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With Liverpool’s successful 2024/25 season now a thing of the past, all eyes are on the future at Anfield.

Supporters will certainly enjoy their summers and will toast the champions one last time during an open-top bus parade through the city on Monday.

But, behind the scenes, work is already being done to ensure Liverpool are well placed to go again next season.

The dust has barely settled on Liverpool’s Premier League trophy lift on Sunday, and it already looks as though the Reds are making some massive moves in the transfer market.

The biggest of these is their attempt to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen.

Liverpool submitted their first official bid for Wirtz on Monday and are attempting to pull off a brilliant transfer coup.

And as the German edges ever closer to Anfield, it is well worth looking at what shirt number he could take once he arrives.

In an ideal world, that would likely be the number he would choose after completing an enormous move to Liverpool.

However, Mac Allister is one of Liverpool’s most important players and retains the right to keep it for himself.

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As a result, it’s worth looking back at Wirtz’s history at Leverkusen to get an idea of the route he could go down instead.

Although he has worn the No.

27 on his back.

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That’s the way it stayed for four seasons, before the Germany international settled into a slightly more fitting number in 2023.

At Liverpool, the No.

If Wirtz can match Origi’s legacy, he’ll be doing very well indeed.

Wirtz may need to quicken his decision over which number he will wear at Liverpool as the wheels of the transfer continue to turn.

There was a new update on Monday morning, as journalist Fabrizio Romano confirmed that the Reds have made an offer of around £84m to Leverkusen.

“Liverpool first official bid for Florian Wirtz in excess of €100m [£84m] package with add-ons has been received by Bayer Leverkusen,” said Romano.

Wirtz already told Bayer that he only wants Liverpool.”

There is no word just yet on whether or not the bid has been accepted, but early indications are that Liverpool may need to go slightly higher.