Liverpool have opened talks with Bayer Leverkusen over a deal to sign Florian Wirtz, who reportedly rejected a move to Manchester City earlier this month

Manchester City didn’t reject Florian Wirtz, he rejected them, and Pep Guardiola is to blame for the playmaker’s imminent move to Liverpool. Wirtz looks set to swap Bayer Leverkusen for Liverpool after the Reds made a bid in excess of €100m for the 22-year-old, who’s agreed to the move to Anfield.

Wirtz has been targeted by both clubs but is believed to favour Liverpool — although they would still need to agree a deal with Leverkusen.

Previously, reports indicated that Bayern Munich has an inconsistent plan for Wirtz with the executives communicating one thing and Kompany stating another. There were also reports that Liverpool FC ’s Arne Slot simply had a better vision and sales pitch for Wirtz.

Florian Wirtz is closing in on a record move to Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen, and a small but significant gesture towards Vincent Kompany shows the kind of character the Reds are getting

Florian Wirtz was going to get the ‘perfect gift’ of an ‘iconic’ Liverpool shirt and then his ‘dream’ was ‘blocked’. It’s a journey. Getting Wirtz and Wirtz It looks very much like Florian Wirtz is joining Liverpool; it’s a pretty big deal.

Amid a concerning lack of developments in Liverpool's moves for Jeremie Milos Kerkez and Florian Wirtz, transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has revealed his expectations on all three deals.

Liverpool is the favorite to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen and former Bayern Munich and Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has issued his verdict on the player.