Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen are reportedly getting closer to an agreement on the sale of Florian Wirtz from Germany to the Premier League champions. Multiple news reports and England and Germany said that the clubs had made progress on the transfer fee during talks on Friday.

Liverpool have raised their bid for Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz, reports have revealed, but remain short of the German side’s asking price. The Re

Leverkusen, who recently appointed former Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag as replacement for Xabi Alonso, rejected the Premier League champions’ £109m bid for the Germany international last weekend but appear open to further negotiations amid interest from both Manchester City and Bayern Munich.

Bayern Munich has reportedly agreed a deal with Bayer Leverkusen to take Germany defender Jonathan Tah to the Club World Cup.

With Florian Wirtz close to joining Liverpool, Bayer Leverkusen now face the challenging task of replacing the 22-year-old playmaker.According to Sport Bild, Nico Paz has emerged as the leading