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Florian Wirtz has been praised for the manner in which he has adapted his game ahead of joining Liverpool(Image: Getty Images)

Rising star Florian Wirtz is on the brink of making a mega-money move to Liverpool in what could be the biggest transfer of the summer.

The 22-year-old is turning heads across Europe after back-to-back Bundesliga seasons with both goals and assists well into double figures.

Bayer Leverkusen's midfield maestro caught the eye of Liverpool scouts and now looks primed for a £116million switch to the Premier League champion.



Following a 2-1 defeat to Leverkusen back in December, where Wirtz opened the scoring, Irvine praised the youngster's knack for carving out opportunities and getting a sight at goal.

"He's so good at finding space between the lines and his end product is just fantastic," said the Australian in an interview with The Athletic (via the Liverpool Echo).

"But he's got this action where he shifts and shoots almost in motion.

"He just takes a touch across a defender, whether it's a nutmeg or whatever, and he just seems to be able to just drift across you, even when you think you've got him going in the other direction."

Former prodigy Wirtz is expected to travel to England for a medical in Liverpool this week.

Pauli captain Jackson Irvine was in awe of Wirtz after they met this season(Image: Jo?rg Schu?ler/Bayer 04 Leverkusen via Getty Images)

"The experienced players in Leverkusen, particularly Kerem Demirbay, gave me the tip that I really needed to be gone with the first touch.

An anonymous Premier League scout also shone a light on Wirtz’s mental growth as well after struggling with his temperament at times earlier in his career.

"When players used to kick him and foul him, he could handle it, but it would break his focus," they told The Athletic.