Liverpool is believed to have entered the race to sign Bayer Leverkusen star Florian Wirtz, and met with the player and his representatives on Tuesday.

German outlet Kicker claims Liverpool is interested in signing Wirtz and representatives of both parties met on Tuesday.

Kicker adds Leverkusen value Wirtz at €150 million, with a battle now expected to secure the German international’s signature, one Real Madrid could join as well, particularly given manager Xabi Alonso is set to join Los Blancos.

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Meanwhile, Bild also claims Wirtz met with Liverpool in Blackpool on Tuesday, before flying on to Manchester.

Arne Slot is said to be an admirer of the 22-year-old, while Bild adds that concrete talks have begun.

Munich-based Suddeutsche Zeitung claims the Wirtz family were on a “secret one-day mission” to England and did not meet with Pep Guardiola.

Instead, they met with representatives of Liverpool.

Wirtz is seen as one of the hottest prospects on the market, and interest has peaked this summer given he has just two years remaining on his contract at Leverkusen.

Liverpool was linked with Wirtz last season, but that speculation ultimately led to nothing, as he remained at Leverkusen and helped guide the club to the Bundesliga title