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Florian Wirtz is scheduled for his Liverpool medical on Friday.

The 22-year-old is expected to sign a contract until summer 2030, but his desire for a holiday first has delayed him.

The German playmaker will set a British transfer record once the deal is finalized at the end of the week, thus becoming a Premier League star.

This follows Liverpool's agreement to pay Bayer Leverkusen £100 million ($135.5 million) plus an additional £16 million ($21.7 million) in add-ons.

Wirtz is set to ink a five-year deal that will rank him as the club's second-best-paid player, trailing only Mohamed Salah but surpassing captain Virgil van Dijk.

The slight delay in finalizing the transfer is due to Wirtz taking a brief holiday after representing his nation in the UEFA Nations League.

Wirtz is set to be Arne Slot's third new addition this summer, following Jeremie Frimpong, who is Trent Alexander-Arnold's replacement, and back-up goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili.

Liverpool has offset some of its summer expenditure by selling goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher to Brentford and Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid, despite only a month remaining on the latter's contract.



Milos Kerkez looks likely to join Liverpool this summer

Once the Wirtz deal is announced, the club is also expected to confirm the £40 million ($54.2 million) acquisition of Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth, with the left-back tipped to replace Andrew Robertson as first choice.

Liverpool's negotiations with Bournemouth are ongoing, following the Cherries' recent signing of left-back Adrien Truffert from Rennes.

Wirtz isn't the only Bundesliga talent catching Liverpool's eye this summer, but securing Hugo Ekitike might prove a tall order as Eintracht Frankfurt chief Markus Krosche is holding out for an £85 million ($115.2 million) fee for the forward.

"If the price isn't right, then he'll just stay with us