Liverpool to get their man?! Florian Wirtz 'one step away' from completing huge €150m move to Anfield as Bayern Munich admit defeat in chase for Germany star

Bayern have made no secret of their desire to sign the 22-year-old, with reports claiming they were working on a deal to sign him that would have cost a total of €250 million (£210m/$284m). However, the German side are not the only contenders to buy the Germany international, with Liverpool, Manchester City and Real Madrid all interested.

However, City have already decided they will no longer pursue him in the summer transfer window and now Sacha Tavolieri reports that the playmaker has informed German giants Bayern that he will not be joining them, either.

Wirtz, who scored 16 goals and set up 15 more in 45 games this season, favours a move to Liverpool and has already started looking for a house in the north west of England, The Athletic says. The former Koln youth academy star has already paid a visit to the Merseyside team's training facilities and appears to have his heart set on joining Arne Slot's team.

Before the Anfield club can expect to add Wirtz to Slot's selection, they must first work out a deal with Leverkusen, who are said to be demanding around €150m (£126m/$170m) for him.