Liverpool 'present astronomical best offer' as Euro giants 'fear worst'; Reds to 'get rid' of duo for 'colossal' deal

According to reports, Liverpool have ‘presented an astronomical offer’ to Bayer Leverkusen as they look to sign Bayern Munich target Florian Wirtz.

Liverpool are not messing around as they are looking to secure their top transfer targets ahead of rivals.

The Reds are unwilling to stand still after clinching their 20th Premier League title, with head coach Arne Slot looking to build his own team after getting the best out of Jurgen Klopp’s squad this season.

With Trent Alexander-Arnold heading to Real Madrid and Andy Robertson suffering a decline, Liverpool have focused on signing new full-backs, as they reportedly close in on Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez.

Liverpool are also pursuing a new No.10 and German journalist Florian Plettenberg confirmed on Thursday morning that Wirtz is their “dream” target.

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Plettenberg tweeted: “Florian #Wirtz remains Liverpool’s absolute dream target for the number 10 role. #LFC are maintaining contact with the Wirtz family and Wirtz himself — as are FC Bayern.

“As of Wednesday afternoon, no official offers have been received by Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

“Stay or go? Internally, Wirtz still hasn’t informed Leverkusen of his decision. That’s exactly what everyone involved is currently waiting for.”

It was initially suggested that a move to Bayern Munich was most likely for the Bundesliga sensation, who has 16 goals and 15 assists for Bayer Leverkusen this season.

However, this may no longer be the case, with Spanish outlet Sport reporting that the Reds have ‘presented an astronomical offer’ to Leverkusen for Wirtz, which is currently the ‘best’ bid on the table.

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Bayern Munich are said to be ‘fearing the worst’ with Liverpool’s ‘colossal offer’ currently the ‘best’.

This bid is said to be worth around 110 million euros and Liverpool are ‘going all out’, but they would ‘need to get rid of players’ to make a deal happen.

Forwards Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz are mentioned as the most likely to leave, with Barcelona stepping up their interest in the latter.

The report adds:

‘Wirtz has taken 10 days to reflect and announce his final decision. Everything indicated he had decided to leave for Bayern, but Liverpool is giving him pause, and the Bavarian club is starting to fear the worst. ‘Bayer Leverkusen prefers him to go to the Premier League because the transfer fee would be higher and, furthermore, they wouldn’t be strengthening a direct competitor in the Bundesliga. Another option is that Wirtz decides to stay at Leverkusen for another year, although that seems complicated.’

In a new Q&A, The Athletic’s David Ornstein has provided another update on Liverpool’s move for Wirtz.

He explained: “Clearly, Liverpool are very interested, hence contacting Wirtz’s representatives to express that (like we reported).

“As you will have seen, word from the Etihad Stadium is that Manchester City are no longer in contention, citing the overall cost of any deal. No such word has emerged from Anfield to date, and given the unique nature of the player, they’ll want to be in the mix if there is a chance to get him.

“Many people you speak to across the industry think Bayern remain in the driving seat, others reckon Wirtz will go to Liverpool, and some say he’ll stay at Bayer Leverkusen.

“This indicates a lack of clarity at present and that all parties are awaiting the player’s decision.”

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