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After much back and forth between the two clubs, with both wanting to look like they got the better end of the deal, Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen have finally managed to do what everyone knew they would: Agreed a deal for the transfer of Florian Wirtz.

The Germany international became Liverpool's No.1 summer target last month, held talks with Kop officials and head coach Arne Slot, was suitably impressed by the Dutchman's plans for him and the club's training facilities, and promptly made clear to Manchester City and Bayern Munich - who had spent almost two years of public grandstanding courting his signature - that he ONLY wanted to move to Anfield.

In essence, that made an agreement a certainty.



Duly, they have rejected three offers for the 22-year-old, setting their stall out that they wanted to get as close to their £126million asking price as possible.

Privately, Liverpool have repeated that they wanted the deal done but wouldn't be going near that price.

And with their fourth bid, they've managed just that.

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The Reds will pay an initial guaranteed £100million to sign Wirtz this summer.

A further £16m will be paid in add-ons - potentially making it the Premier League's biggest-ever transfer.

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Already Liverpool fans are eagerly awaiting Wirtz's debut in a Liverpool shirt, seeing how he will line up in Slot's lineup alongside the likes of Mo Salah, Luis Diaz and Dominic Szoboszlai; will it be as a false nine, a No.10, from the flanks darting in?

Potentially, they won't have long to wait.

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