Florian Wirtz took five days to decide to join Liverpool instead of Bayern Munich, with Arne Slot swinging the deal in the Reds' favour - potentially at a favourite's expense

German national team manager Julian Nagelsmann was asked about Florian Wirtz at his press conference, held shortly after the midfielder reported for duty. Liverpool have freshly submitted a bid worth up to £109m, hoping that this will be enough to tempt Bayer Leverkusen into a sale.

Liverpool have submitted a club-record €130 million bid to sign Bayer Leverkusen playmaker Florian Wirtz this summer, a source has told ESPN.