Florian Wirtz will not have his Liverpool medical until Friday after going on holiday having played for Germany last week with £116m signing set to pen a five-year contract

The Reds' priority is additions in the transfer window, but moving on unwanted players will also be an important part of Arne Slot's summer rebuild at Anfield.

Florian Wirtz's imminent transfer to Liverpool has been labelled a "real shame" by Borussia Dortmund chief Hans-Joachim Watzke. The Reds have struck a £116million deal with Bayer Leverkusen for the superstar, who is due to fly to the UK for his medical later this week.

Wirtz had grown up in a family that refused to compromise his development, nor that of his sister Juliane, who plays for Werder Bremen. His father Hans remains the chairman of Grun-Weiss Brauweiler, Wirtz's childhood was framed around the local football team. He grew up with a ball attached to his feet.

Liverpool appear to be landing a fierce competitor, judging by comments made from one of Florian Wirtz's ex-coaches as they close in on a club-record deal for Bayer Leverkusen star

Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen for an initial $135 million, according to CBS Sports sources. The agreement to sign the German international could ultimately break the British transfer record set by Chelsea when they signed Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for just short of $145 million.

How Liverpool’s starting lineup could look next season if recent transfer rumours come to fruition. Liverpool are powering through this already thrilling summer transfer window and are on the cusp of welcoming Florian Wirtz to Anfield.