Liverpool are “accelerating” their transfer interest in Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz, reports in Germany claim, after an emergency meeting to decide if they could afford the record-breaking fee such a deal would demand.

Florian Wirtz may well still end up at Bayern Munich but even if he does there’s plenty to enjoy in this transfer saga from a Liverpool point of view.

Liverpool have approved the record-breaking transfer of Florian Wirtz following an urgent meeting between Michael Edwards and FSG, and two reports in Germany have shared the latest on what's shaping up to be the biggest move of the summer.