Liverpool have made an offer worth £109million for Bayern Leverkusen stat Florian Wirtz, talkSPORT understands.

Leverkusen have set their asking price at a British record £126m but Liverpool are confident a compromise deal can be reached. 

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Liverpool have submitted a second offer for WirtzCredit: Getty

Wirtz has also already agreed personal terms with the club.

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The Reds are in pole position to sign the Bayer Leverkusen midfielder with Manchester City and Bayern Munich out of the race.

Bayern have accepted defeat in the hunt for the talented Germany international after he told the Bundesliga champions he favours a move to Liverpool.

Meanwhile, the Citizens have ended their interest in the midfielder due to the eye-watering costs involved in a transfer.

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Instead, City are expected to pursue a move for Nottingham Forest star Morgan Gibbs-White.

The Reds formalised their interest with a first offer in excess of £84m earlier this week.

They have now upped that to around £109m, which would be one of the biggest transfers in British football history.

The British transfer record currently stands at £115m, when Moises Caicedo joined Chelsea from Brighton.

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The Premier League champions have the funds to complete such a deal this summer.

Wirtz's preference for a move to Anfield also came hot on the heels of his parents' visit to the UK to discuss their son's future.

Meanwhile, Bayern club president Herbert Hainer recently conceded the midfielder favours a switch to Merseyside.

Speaking at a fan festival on Saturday, Hainer said: "Max Eberl [Bayern's director of sport] informed me that Florian Wirtz is probably leaning towards Liverpool.

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Wirtz is expected to leave Leverkusen this summerCredit: Getty

"I can't say how things will transpire with Leverkusen."

Bayern chief Uli Hoeness previously dismissed the significance of Wirtz's Liverpool trip in a spiky interview.

"These are things that are so typical of the state of our media, that they take such nonsense as a small trip so seriously," Hoeness said.

"It's not about football anymore, it's just about every fart left and right.

"And then you have to ask yourselves whether that's still what the viewers want to hear, read, and see.

"What can I tell you now?

You've been writing nonsense for weeks about him going to Manchester City, even though he was at Liverpool.

We'll provide you with facts at some point, not more speculation."

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Wirtz and Frimpong could be reunited in the Premier League at LiverpoolCredit: Getty

Wirtz finished the 2024/25 campaign with 16 goals and 15 assists across all competitions for Leverkusen as they finished second in the Bundesliga.

He was also a shining light last term for the German outfit as his 23 goal contributions in the league helped Leverkusen win their maiden Bundesliga crown.

Should Wirtz depart, it would mark the latest exit in what will be a serious summer of upheaval at Leverkusen.

Xabi Alonso confirmed the 2024/25 campaign was his last at the club and is poised to replace Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid.

Leverkusen will also need to find a new right-back as Liverpool informed the German side of their intention to trigger Jeremie Frimpong's £29.5m release clause.

That deal is set to be confirmed imminently.

Wirtz first joined Leverkusen in 2016 as a 16-year-old, rejecting the advances of Bayern and Hoffenheim.

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It didn't take him long to make his debut as Peter Bosz threw Wirtz into the Bundesliga when he just turned 17 in May 2020.

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He then became the youngest goalscorer in Bundesliga history aged 17 and three days when he netted in a 4-2 loss against Bayern.

Wirtz has gone on to make 197 senior appearances for Leverkusen, scoring 57 times and setting up a further 65, which is more than a goal contribution per two matches.


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