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Search Liverpool are set to complete the £116million signing of Bayer Leverkusen and Germany star Florian Wirtz in the coming days.

Florian Wirtz is set to join Liverpool.

Hans and Karin Wirtz accompanied their son to England last month for talks and will receive a substantial cut from the deal.

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According to Bild they will pocket £8.55m over the duration of their son's contract with Liverpool.

It's been a busy summer at Anfield with Trent Alexander-Arnold and Caoimhin Kelleher bidding farewell to the club.

The acquisition of Wirtz will soon be followed by Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth.

Negotiations between Liverpool and Bournemouth are ongoing, with the Cherries having already secured left-back Adrien Truffert from Rennes in a £14.5 million deal.

Florian Wirtz's parents will receive a handsome fee for their services.

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Arne Slot hinted at a proactive approach at the end of last season, stating: "We just want good players and ideally you sign them as soon as you can.

"But it's not always easy to sign good players, let alone to sign them early in the window.

I have all the confidence that if we've addressed the right player that we try to sign that player."

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