Sources: Liverpool, Wirtz deal expected on Friday

Florian Wirtz is expected to implicit his club-record transportation from Bayer Leverkusen to Liverpool connected Friday, sources person told ESPN.

Last week, ESPN reported Liverpool had agreed to motion the Germany planetary successful a woody that could emergence up to £116 cardinal (€136m), aft having 2 bids rejected by Leverkusen.

The Bundesliga broadside yet accepted an archetypal £100m payment, positive bonuses of up to £16m. Sources told ESPN that should those add-ons beryllium triggered, Wirtz's transportation interest would surpass that of Moisés Caicedo, who joined Chelsea from Brighton & Hove Albion successful the summertime of 2023.

Wirtz is present expected to alert to Merseyside to implicit his medical, with the determination acceptable to beryllium finalised up of the weekend.

Liverpool saw disconnected large contention for the 22-year-old's signature from Bayern Munich, Manchester City and Real Madrid, with elder Anfield figures hopeful helium could person the aforesaid transformational interaction arsenic Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker since they joined successful 2018.

Wirtz is acceptable to go Liverpool's 2nd signing of the summertime following the accomplishment of erstwhile Leverkusen teammate Jeremie Frimpong, whose £29.5m merchandise clause was triggered past month.

ESPN besides reported connected Sunday that Liverpool person agreed a woody for Bournemouth defender Milos Kerkez, worthy successful the portion of €45 cardinal ($51.99m).