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Florian Wirtz is likely to make his Liverpool debut on July 13, which is when the Reds are due to play the first friendly of their preseason schedule.

Liverpool is continuing to work on a deal for the Germany international, with Bild reporting that the transfer is close to being completed.

It emerged last month that Wirtz had decided that he wants to join Liverpool over Bayern Munich, in something of a shock choice considering Bayern's track record of hoovering up the best German talent.



Liverpool has seen several bids rejected for Wirtz, but personal terms with the player have been sorted, and coming to an agreement on a transfer fee is understood to be a formality.

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Reports over the weekend indicated that Leverkusen is set to slightly drop its asking price for Wirtz, after a third Liverpool bid was knocked back.

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Including international games, Wirtz played 53 games in a campaign that saw him voted the Bundesliga’s Player of the Season for a second year in a row.

His move to Liverpool will need to be completed before Tuesday’s deadline if it is to be ratified during the first window