Liverpool have submitted an offer worth £105m for Bayer Leverkusen attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz; the Germany playmaker has emerged as a primary target for Arne Slot, but the Premier League champ

Communications between the clubs had already been opened after an agreement was reached for Liverpool to sign Jeremie Frimpong.

Real Madrid have joined Liverpool in the race to sign Bayer Leverkusen star Florian Wirtz, with Xabi Alonso eager for a reunion in Spain.

Liverpool target Jeremie Frimpong also discussed by Devin Ozek, who worked with sporting director Simon Rolfes at Leverkusen; Xabi Alonso and Jonathan Tah also discussed as Ozek lifts lid on clubs tra

Wirtz had been publicly courted by Bayern for months, to the extent that it reportedly made the player uncomfortable. Other reports in German claim that Bayern manager Vincent Kompany failed to impress Wirtz when outlining his plan for the player. As such, Liverpool won the race for the star.

An outstanding German talent declining Bayern will leave a bruise, even more so given that this was not just a financial decision