Liverpool have reached an agreement with Bayer Leverkusen to sign midfielder Florian Wirtz, reports have confirmed. Negotiations between the two clubs have been ongoing for the past few weeks, with Liverpool failing with several attempts to convince Leverkusen to drop from their asking price of €150 million (£127.

Liverpool has reached an agreement with Bayer Leverkusen for the transfer of Florian Wirtz in a deal worth $158 million, making it the most expensive signing in Premier League history. The 22 year old German midfielder will sign a five year contract with the Anfield club,

Liverpool has agreed to pay a transfer fee of 116 million pounds ($157 million) for attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen.