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Florian Wirtz is a transfer target for Liverpool(Image: Getty Images Europe)

Liverpool remain in the hunt for Florian Wirtz, hoping to land the Bayer Leverkusen midfielder as their statement signing in response to winning the Premier League.

Negotiations have been on track over the past weeks with a potential British-record transfer not a simple task to complete.

Wirtz declined interest from Bayern Munich and Manchester City to complete his preferred switch to Anfield and ever since this has been the utmost priority of both Liverpool and Leverkusen.

The German club have been resolute with their £126 million evaluation of their star, last refusing a £113m offer.

Then, despite claims elsewhere since suggesting an agreement has been reached, the ECHO last reported that this has been dismissed as premature by both sides.

And even if too soon, it does not mean that the deal won't be wrapped up in the early days of the summer transfer window.

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Sky Sport reporter Florian Plettenberg has placed expectation in the two clubs coming to an agreement, the necessary paperwork being signed and ratified by the relevant authorities in time for next weekend, June 21-22.

The midfielder, currently on holiday after the German national team camp finished their June fixtures, is therefore scheduled to undergo his medical within the next week.

That is news all Reds supporters will gleefully accept now approaching a month since the revelation of Wirtz and his family's meeting with Liverpool emerged.

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It was Fabrizio Romano who had previously claimed late on Tuesday night that an agreement had been reached.

With this yet to be confirmed by either club, he was dragged into the discussion below Plettenberg's post this afternoon and as part of his defence defiantly stated 'Wirtz is a Liverpool player'.

Also perpetuating that an agreement was in place, German publication BILD indicated knowledge toward a final financial terms in place for Wirtz's move to the Premier League.

Liverpool would be paying €140m (£118m), which would be made up of the fixed fee and achievable bonuses.

Thus, Moises Caicedo to Chelsea's £115m British transfer record would be broken.

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There would also be an additional €10m (£8m), tied to the deal in the event 'extraordinary' bonus clauses are met.


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