Kostas Tsimikas, Liverpool's fan favorite defender, has shown his interest in the club's chase for Bayer Leverkusen's prodigy Florian Wirtz by liking a social media post offering an ‘update’.

Nonetheless, Liverpool's ambition to snag the German international has been at the forefront of speculation.

The buzz around Anfield intensified on Tuesday night following reports that Liverpool had secured a mammoth $170 million agreement for the virtuoso midfielder, signalling a potential close to the high-profile pursuit.



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"Verbal agreement in principle between Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen, deal worth up to €150m add-ons included for Florian Wirtz to become new Reds star.

"All agreed on player side since two weeks ago...

Kostas Tsimikas appeared to like a post on social media regarding a 'transfer update' on Liverpool's interest in Florian Wirtz

The post garnered 1.9 million likes at the time of writing, with Liverpool defender Kostas Tsimikas among those who hit the 'like' button

Tsimikas had a first-hand look at the potential Reds recruit during their Champions League group stage clash with Leverkusen in November.

Liverpool emerged victorious with a 4-0 win, spurred on by Luis Diaz's second-half hat-trick and Cody Gakpo's goal, which came just two minutes after the Colombian's opening strike