Liverpool and have agreed a British record fee for . The Germany international will cost the Reds an initial £100million, plus up to £16million in add-ons.

Leverkusen were initially holding out for £125m for the star, who was of interest to the likes of and in recent months. However, have succeeded in bringing the price down.

According to , the successful bid comes after an offer worth up to £113m was put to Leverkusen earlier in the month. If all add-ons are activated, the fee would surpass the £115m agreed with for the signing of midfielder Moises Caicedo.

The same publication reports that conversations between Liverpool transfer chief Richard Hughes and Leverkusen counterpart Simon Rolfes have largely surrounded payment terms and add-ons. Wirtz is set to become Liverpool's third big-money arrival this summer, after Jeremie Frimpong and Giorgi Mamardashvili.

Wirtz, 22, would join a select group of players to join clubs for nine-figure sums. He would become the first Liverpool signing on that list, which also includes Chelsea duo Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez, midfielder and Man City star .

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Earlier in the month, Bayern Munich sporting directoy Max Eberl shed light on why the Bundesliga champions have missed out on Wirtz. There had been a point when they looked to be leading the race, only for Liverpool to steal the upper hand.

"If I'm honest, I don't know if we could have paid what Liverpool are apparently paying now," . "Florian Wirtz is an outstanding player. We could have imagined signing him. But when a door closes, another opens."

Wirtz will join Liverpool off the back of another strong season in Germany, reaching double-figures for goals and assists. He scored 11 league goals as Leverkusen won the Bundesliga in the 2023-24 season and added 10 last term along with 13 assists.

Despite his young age, he already has 31 senior caps for the German national team. He played 90 minutes in each of his country's UEFA Nations League games in the June international break, scoring in the semi-final defeat against Portugal.

Liverpool fans can expect to get a first glimpse of Wirtz in their team's colours during pre-season. A number of friendlies are already in the diary, including matches against AC Milan in Hong Kong and Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan.

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