Four reliable journalists - two of which specialise on all things Liverpool - have set the record straight on Liverpool's pursuit of Florian Wirtz and two widely reported claims have been debunked.

According to the report, Wirtz’s family were recently in England for discussions, which were wrongly linked to Manchester City. In reality, the meeting was with Liverpool, who have impressed the player’s camp and outlined a bold vision that would see the 22-year-old as the creative hub of a new project under Arne Slot.

Hugo Viana and Manchester City officials are now working on their ‘Plan B’ option in the transfer market after withdrawing interest in Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz.The Etihad Stadium

The incoming Los Blancos manager has reportedly told club president Florentino Perez to get a deal done for the Bayer Leverkusen and Germany international playmaker

FLORIAN WIRTZ’S future is in the melting pot – as Liverpool hover for the Bayer Leverkusen attacker. But the German is already rivalling one Premier League icon in a tasty manner

Amid the rumored transfer tussle between Liverpool and Bayern Munich for the signature of Bayer Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz, chief executive officer Michael Edwards flew to Boston

Liverpool are looking to cement their place at the summit of English football by signing Bayer Leverkusen superstar Florian Wirtz, and are prepared to break their transfer record to do so

This seemingly leaves Liverpool and Bayern Munich as the main contenders to sign Wirtz, but McCoist has warned the Reds against a move. The pundit claims Wirtz’s huge valuation and Liverpool’s need to sign a new striker to replace Darwin Nunez should be enough to put them off.