Liverpool have offered $150 million but Leverkusen remain determined to extract every dollar they can for their talismanic attacker

Liverpool could look to drive down Bayer Leverkusen’s asking price for midfielder Florian Wirtz by offering at least one player as part of a swap deal, reports have revealed. Leverkusen are expected to stand firm on their price of €150 million (£126.

Florian Wirtz has hit out at speculation that he wants to take the No10 shirt at Liverpool.