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.

Liverpool supporters were understandably left excited on Friday morning after it emerged that their club had struck a record deal with Bayer Leverkusen for Florian Wirtz. As previously reported by the ECHO, Liverpool will pay £116m for the 22-year-old in a deal that smashes the club’s current transfer record.