Liverpool have stepped up their pursuit of Florian Wirtz by way of accommodation an advanced £113 million ($153m) bid for the Bayer Leverkusen playmaker, resources have informed ESPN.
Bundesliga aspect Leverkusen worth Wirtz at £126m, however Liverpool’s newest transfer has observed the Premier League champions make a slight building up on their preliminary £109m be offering, with the bid consisting of £100m plus an extra £13m in add-ons.
Liverpool are in pole place to signal Wirtz after the Germany global made it transparent that he favoured a transfer to Anfield forward of Manchester City and Bayern Munich.
The 23-year-old, considered one of the crucial emerging abilities in Europe, is on global accountability and because of play in Germany’s Nations League conflict in opposition to France in Stuttgart on Sunday.
But with the early-June switch window set to near on Tuesday, a deal might be struck sooner than the closing date if Leverkusen settle for Liverpool’s new be offering.
The summer season switch window will reopen on June 16 till Sept. 1.