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If Florian Wirtz, the German star, does indeed make his way to Anfield in the coming days, as expected, then Liverpool will have pulled off a major coup.

At 22, Wirtz was widely tipped to remain with Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga.

Even if he did decide to seek a new challenge, Bayern Munich was clear favourites to secure his services, followed by Manchester City.

However, Liverpool has seemingly come out of nowhere to take the lead in the race for the coveted attacking midfielder, and a deal is now believed to be imminent.

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Florian Wirtz is seemingly on his way to Anfield.

While Liverpool supporters shouldn't start personalising their kits just yet, the club's pursuits to capture one of Europe's hottest prospects, Wirtz, got a serious boost as Bayern Munich's president Herbert Hainer admitted his side might be out of the race.

He disclosed: "Max Eberl [sporting director] informed me that Florian Wirtz is probably leaning towards Liverpool."

Meanwhile, Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann revealed he spoke to the player and offered some advice about his transfer decision.

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