While the clubs differ in terms of a transfer fee, an agreement is expected to be reached at some point.

Wirtz joined Leverkusen from Koln at the age of 16.

The training fee will be around $3.4M (€3M), and it remains unclear who will pay that sum if a transfer is concluded.

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Wirtz, who won the Bundesliga player of the season award this week, is expected to join alongside Leverkusen teammate Jeremie Frimpong.

Wirtz is expected to sign for Liverpool in the coming weeks

Wirtz’s signing will be the most expensive transfer in Liverpool history, smashing the previous record set by Darwin Nunez, ironically, who the German international could replace at Anfield.

Leverkusen managing director Simon Rolfes has confirmed Liverpool holds a "concrete" interest in Wirtz, while Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen recently said more was “written than spoken” about in the club’s pursuit of Wirtz

Up until last week, there was an expectation that the 22-year-old would sign for Bayern

That was even the feeling at Liverpool, while Manchester City and Real Madrid are believed to have monitored the situation this summer.

In 45 appearances last season, Wirtz registered 31 goal involvements and has already earned 29 international caps
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