Liverpool have submitted a new offer to Bayer Leverkusen for Florian Wirtz - but are still below the German club’s valuation of the player.

The bid totals £113million with £100m initially and a further £13m in add ons.

It would be a British transfer record, eclipsing the £107m that Chelsea splashed out on Enzo Fernandes back in 2023.

But Bayer Leverkusen believe the German star is worth £126m (€150m).

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Wirtz, 22, has made it clear to his club that he only wants to move to Anfield after Manchester City opted out of the race for his signature when it became clear his preference was Merseyside.

Sporting director Richard Hughes is leading negotiations and is hopeful a deal can be reached in the coming days.

Boss Arne Slot sees Wirtz as a player who can push Liverpool forward as they bid to defend the Premier League title and go for glory in the Champions League(

Rudi Voller, the former Leverkusen sporting director, speculated that progress on a deal was being made earlier this week.

“It’s no secret that he’d like to go to Liverpool,” Voller told DAZN.

Not only for Bayer Leverkusen but also for the national team.
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