Florian Wirtz's imminent transfer to Liverpool has been labelled a "real shame" by Borussia Dortmund chief Hans-Joachim Watzke. The Reds have struck a £116million deal with Bayer Leverkusen for the superstar, who is due to fly to the UK for his medical later this week.

Florian Wirtz will not have his Liverpool medical until Friday after going on holiday having played for Germany last week with £116m signing set to pen a five-year contract

Harvey Elliott admits struggling with the "ridiculous" conditions as the Liverpool midfielder suffered frustration with England under-21s. The Young Lions were held to a goalless draw by Slovenia in their latest match at the UEFA European Under-21 Championships in Slovakia on Sunday.

Wirtz had grown up in a family that refused to compromise his development, nor that of his sister Juliane, who plays for Werder Bremen. His father Hans remains the chairman of Grun-Weiss Brauweiler, Wirtz's childhood was framed around the local football team. He grew up with a ball attached to his feet.

According to Fabrizio Romano, via Give Me Sport, Ekitike has not given a final decision to anyone and is said to be keeping his options open. A proposed deal is reported to be likely to be extremely expensive for the club who succeeds in buying the 22-year-old.

A few days before the Devers trade, it was reported that Liverpool is signing Florian Wirtz to a club-record deal in the Premier League. The connection there, of course, is that Fenway Sports Group owns both the Reds Sox and Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen for an initial $135 million, according to CBS Sports sources. The agreement to sign the German international could ultimately break the British transfer record set by Chelsea when they signed Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for just short of $145 million.

Liverpool has agreed a potentially British record-breaking transfer deal for Florian Wirtz, who will arrive as a superstar ready to take Arne Slot's team to the next level