Record Transfer Fee on the CardsLiverpool are edging closer to a truly monumental transfer coup, with reports from Sport Bild indicating that the club is set

Real Madrid could make a surprise move for Liverpool target Florian Wirtz and hijack the deal for the player. The Reds are widely expected to land the Bayer Leverkusen star this summer, but a deal with the German club is not finalised yet. According to Spanish publication AS, Madrid still believe they have a chance of signing the 22-year-old.

Bayer Leverkusen managing director Simon Rolfes has confirmed Liverpool’s “concrete interest” in Florian Wirtz, with the Reds aiming to secure the mammoth signing at the start of the summer transfer window.