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Liverpool is continuing its pursuit of Bayer Leverkusen star Florian Wirtz, after the Germany international decided that he wants to move to Anfield.

Wirtz's desire to move to Liverpool over Bayern Munich, a club which has historically hoovered up all the best German talent, is a sign of just how appealing the Reds are to join at the moment.

Wirtz only has eyes for Liverpool

Revered transfer guru David Ornstein gave a promising update on the latest The Athletic FC Podcast, saying that the player "only has eyes for Liverpool."

"Where things are now is that this is progressing in the right direction," Ornstein said.

He has eyes only for Liverpool

I do feel we’re getting towards a conclusion, and every indication is that Florian Wirtz is going to become a Liverpool player."

Optimism deal will be done ASAP

There are two transfer windows this summer: one which opened on June 1 and June 10 — which was created so that teams participating in the Club World Cup could sign new players ahead of the tournament starting — and another, which opens on June 16 and closes on September 1.

Liverpool journalist David Lynch said that the club is confident of getting the deal done before the first window closes next Tuesday, telling Sports Mole there is "big optimism" over a deal.

What next after Wirtz

The BBC reports that Liverpool has stepped up its pursuit of Milos Kerkez over the last couple of days, with Arne Slot targeting a new first-choice left-back following the acquisition of Jeremie Frimpong on the opposite side of the pitch.



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