Liverpool are closing in on a deal to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen but they have had mixed success with their imports from Germany.

Liverpool have stepped up their pursuit of Florian Wirtz by lodging an improved £113m bid for the Bayer Leverkusen playmaker, sources have told ESPN.

Kicker reports that the blockbuster deal to send Florian Wirtz to Liverpool is now in its final stages. Germany’s most reliable footballing publication speaks of a “decisive breakthrough” on