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Florian Wirtz could be joining Liverpool this summer(Image: Pau Barrena/Getty Images)

Florian Wirtz's Germany team-mate Niclas Fullkrug claims the playmaker would "definitely take Liverpool forward" - but admitted he had no update on his future despite being in camp with the Bayer Leverkusen star.

The German star has continued to blossom at the BayArena and is now heavily linked with a switch to the Reds, who have leapt ahead of Bayern Munich and Manchester City in the race for his signature.

An offer of £109million has been knocked back by the Bundesliga outfit, who want closer to their £125m valuation.



Arne Slot is ready to attack the transfer market after barely acting in his first summer before landing the Premier League title at the first attempt.

Fullkrug has played on the international stage with Wirtz, allowing him to see his talent close up, and the West Ham striker believes he would be a huge addition to the Liverpool squad, but had no updates on his situation.

He said: "First of all, nothing official has been decided yet and I do not know whether that will be the case.

But of course I talk to Flo a lot and we’ve talked about it a bit."

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The Hammers frontman then added: "Basically, Flo is simply an outstanding player with special qualities.

No matter where he goes I think he would work very well and even if it was Liverpool then I am sure that he would definitely bring this team forward."

Niclas Fullkrug has hailed the qualities of the Bayer Leverkusen star

Liverpool look set to break the British transfer record if they do want to land Wirtz.

The Reds' biggest transfer in their history was their capture of Darwin Nunez back in 2022, which could yet reach £84m.

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There is a willingness from Leverkusen to sell Wirtz early in the window and they would be open to Liverpool including two players in any future offer.

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