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The Bayer Leverkusen star has been strongly linked with a switch to the Premier League champions in recent weeks.

Meanwhile, it was also reported that Wirtz had even gone as far as picking out the number he would don on Merseyside.

The playmaker was apparently keen on the number 10 shirt despite the fact that Argentina star Alexis Mac Allister currently owns said number.



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So with the number 10 shirt potentially off the table, Wirtz might now be looking at different options.

27 - the shirt he wore when breaking into the Bayer Leverkusen first-team - is currently vacant having previously been worn by Darwin Nunez.

Regardless of the shirt number he wears at Anfield, Liverpool have already been told that they will be gaining a ‘proper number 10’ should they get a deal for Wirtz over the line.

Speaking about his abilities, his Bayer Leverkusen teammate Nathan Tella said: “You can see the ability every time he gets on the ball.