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Liverpool are closing in on Wirtz deal(Image: Anadolu, Anadolu via Getty Images)

Florian Wirtz to Liverpool is now down to the details and that means there should be a signature soon.

But it’s not done yet and what needs to be done to get it over the line is around the add-ons Bayer Leverkusen want, how the deal is structured and, like most modern transfers, the payment plan.

That is a huge figure and more than the club has ever paid for a single player even including add-ons.

That shows the belief within Anfield for the ability of the Germany international both now and in the future with those who have watched him intently sure there’s still huge scope for improvement for a player who had 30 goal contributions last season.

Wirtz, 22, wants only to move to Merseyside and, when a player is intent on joining one club, it means a deal will invariably get done because it suits all parties.

But Bayer Leverkusen are standing firm on what they believe the player is worth and on the other side Liverpool have a value in their own head.

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The Reds are, at this stage, unwilling to match the £127m (€150m) that the Bundesliga club want the total package to be.

Liverpool also agreed to pay Brighton £111m for Caicedo in the same summer but the player opted for Stamford Bridge.

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So the offer for Wirtz was the most Liverpool have ever offered for a single player in their history and it will smash their transfer record of £85m (including add-ons) for Darwin Nunez, who they signed from Benfica in 2022.

It was stressed earlier this week that Leverkusen did not reject the £114m total bid last week but they have also not accepted it.

The finer details of that include what Wirtz and Liverpool must achieve during the course of his contract at Liverpool to trigger the payments over £100m are still being discussed, as well as the total figure.

Both want it right and Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes continues to work with his counterpart in Leverkusen, Simon Rolfes.