Liverpool are ahead of Manchester City in the race to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, though the expectation is that the midfielder will join Bayern Munich.
Liverpool and Manchester City have both held talks with the player’s representatives, to express interest in deal. Both sides believe Wirtz will favour a move to Bayern Munich but have registered their interest in the event he decides on a Premier League transfer.
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Bayern are set to submit an opening offer of €100m (£84.2m) for Wirtz, a bid that falls significantly below their €150m (£126.3m) valuation of the 22-year-old. Leverkusen’s preference would also be to sell Wirtz abroad, rather than to a domestic rival.
Christian Falk, the head of football at German outlet BILD, has now revealed that Liverpool are ‘ahead of Manchester City’ in the race should an exit for England materialise.
“We have already reported that Manchester City have made an offer for the German,” FalK told CaughtOffside.
“Apparently, however, there has also been a meeting with Liverpool FC. As things stand, Liverpool are further ahead than Man City in the poker.
“But, the truth is: FC Bayern are still optimistic that they will get their dream player. Either this summer or in 2026, as his contract runs until 2027.”
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