Liverpool want young Bayer Leverkusen sensation Florian Wirtz. Kop boss Jurgen Klopp is a huge admirer of the free-scoring left winger and regards him as one of very few who could potentially fill Mo Salah’s record-scoring boots. Although the prolific Egyptian ignored huge offers to head to the Saudi Pro League last summer, many expect he will exit Anfield next June.
The German forward, 20, is being targeted by most of Europe’s elite, with Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Chelsea already at the front of a lengthy queue. But while City and Bayern appeared to hold the early edge in an inevitable transfer scrap for £80million-rated Wirtz next summer, news of Liverpool’s growing interest has altered the picture.
