Wirtz Close to Anfield Switch as Liverpool Finalise Record TransferDeal Structure Nearing CompletionLiverpool’s pursuit of Florian Wirtz is nearing its conclusion, with BILD reporting that personal

Florian Wirtz is expected to join Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen during the summer transfer window, and he would undoubtedly become one of the highest-paid players at the club

Germany's Rhineland clubs - namely Leverkusen, Koln and Borussia Monchengladbach - were all reported to have a gentleman's agreement not to 'steal' one another's youth talent, dating back to 2001, when Koln tracked and signed Leverkusen's then-12-year-old starlet Marco Quotschalla with the lure of an eight-year contract.