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Florian Wirtz looks to be on his way to Liverpool(Image: Getty Images)

Florian Wirtz appears to have confirmed he is "excited" to join Liverpool this summer, with the Reds having seen two bids rejected by Bayer Leverkusen.

Liverpool's last bid was a package that totalled around £109.6million, but it was knocked back as Leverkusen value Wirtz at £126m.

Talks are ongoing between the two clubs and it is widely expected that they will reach an agreement, with the likes of Manchester City and Bayern Munich having pulled out of the race for the 22-year-old.

Despite the ongoing speculation about his future, Wirtz started for Germany as they were beaten 2-1 by Portugal in their UEFA Nations League semi-final clash on Wednesday with manager Julian Nagelsmann insisting the player has not been affected by the situation.

"Flo will play," Nagelsmann said ahead of the game, which saw Wirtz score Germany's only goal.

He's a competitor who wants to play and be successful with us."

And after the match, Wirtz appeared to drop a hint about the transfer talks while walking through the mixed zone.

When asked by the Daily Mail if he was "excited for Liverpool", Wirtz looked over and gave a nod.

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Liverpool have already signed Jeremie Frimpong from Leverkusen and the club's managing director Simon Rolfes recently said: "It's currently an open subject with Florian.

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"There is concrete interest from Liverpool, but there's no more to say right now.

Florian is our player."

And fellow Leverkusen star Nathan Tella has backed Wirtz to succeed at Anfield if the Reds can finalise a deal for the playmaker.

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