Germany international Florian Wirtz will play for Liverpool next season after the Reds agreed to pay a club-record fee for the 22-year-old after weeks of negotiations

Florian Wirtz knows what it is to be a wanted man. And now, six years after catching the eye of some of the game's biggest clubs, Wirtz is making the second high profile, contentious move of his career.

Securing Florian Wirtz on the back of winning the Premier League? It doesn't get any bigger. This is probably the biggest signing in Liverpool's history. The money, the excitement, the prestige. I was incredibly excited for the Thiago Alcantara signing,

Speaking to BBC Sport, Williams gave her verdict on Liverpool’s push to sign Florian Wirtz and insisted the German’s arrival would mark a “sea change” for the club in the post-Klopp era. “Signing Florian Wirtz for such a large fee I feel would mark a sea change for Liverpool,” she said.

Liverpool has agreed a deal to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen and the Germany international's former club manager, Xabi Alonso, is a big fan of Wirtz

Andy Robertson has given his verdict on Liverpool closing in on the signings of Milos Kerkez and Florian Wirtz.