Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen for an initial $135 million, according to CBS Sports sources. The agreement to sign the German international could ultimately break the British transfer record set by Chelsea when they signed Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for just short of $145 million.

According to Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg, the medical for Florian Wirtz transfer from Bayer Leverkusen to Liverpool FC will only take place next week, as the player is currently on holiday. Of course,

Follow all the latest transfer news as the rumour mill whirs despite the end of the summer’s first transfer window

THE thrills and spills of the summer transfer window are well underway with some huge deals in the pipeline. Florian Wirtz is set to undergo a medical at Premier League champions Liverpool,