Florian Wirtz will finalise his British-record transfer from Bayer Leverkusen to Liverpool; the Reds had been tracking the Germany international since 2020; the 22-year-old attacking midfielder could

Florian Wirtz knows what it is to be a wanted man. And now, six years after catching the eye of some of the game's biggest clubs, Wirtz is making the second high profile, contentious move of his career.

After a long transfer saga, Liverpool are close to securing the signing of Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen in what will be most expensive transfer in the club’s history at £116m. Liverpool saw