Liverpool are interested in signing Florian Wirtz, but they need to assure that he wants to leave Germany before making the offer.

The current expectation is that an offensive midfielder will stay at Bayer Leverkusen until 2027, or move to Bayern Munich.

Leverkusen Value Wirtz, 22, is priced at 150 million euros (£126 million), so he costs more than the record £75 million they paid Virgil Van Dijk in 2017.

While Wirtz looks more likely to stay in Germany, Liverpool hasn't given up trying to sign him this summer.

Three weeks ago, the Premier League championship had already begun and speculation has begun to be expected to strengthen their teams in preparation for a new challenge from the likes of Manchester City and Arsenal.

Bayer Leverkusen defender Jeremia Frimpong It looks like the first person to walk through the door, the club sets a £30m release clause that triggers his £30m release.

But Arne Slot admits he also has to find a way to keep happy edge players who barely participated as he sticks to the core group of about 14 players.

"I've said it a lot, as a club, we're very happy with the players we have," he said.

“Part of that is our decision, but in some cases players don’t have a lot of games for players who don’t expect another season without a lot of games.

“So there will always be an ongoing process and we have to make sure that if we can strengthen the team, we are ready.

"But it's hard to strengthen this team. That's why we win the league - because we have a lot of great players.

“It’s an ongoing process and we’re talking about it. I think this club has shown so many times in the past that they’re going to make the right decision.

"And, we made the right decision, not to attract a player - except for Federico Chiesa (for £10m), which is good."

Manchester City's interest in Wirtz

at the same time, Manchester City Cool them Wirtz, Sky Sports News understand.

Manchester City is not expected to follow up on their preliminary discussions with the players and their entourage.

This depends largely on the huge cost of the transaction, which could reach £250 million (€300 million), including transfer fees and wages in long-term contracts.

German sky Leverkusen reportedly demanded £126 million (€150 million) north of its transfer, while Bayern Munich is still holding talks for the attacking middleman.

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