News broke this morning that Liverpool FC had suddenly pulled ahead in the race for Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Germany men’s national team star Florian Wirtz — at Bayern Munich’s expense. Now, the mega-transfer — Leverkusen has reportedly been holding out for some €150M — is looking close to happening.

Bayern Munich icon Lothar Matthaus has given his verdict on Liverpool's move for Florian Wirtz, and has also issued a warning to the midfielder over the switch

Liverpool are negotiating the signing of Germany international Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, with long-time admirers Bayern Munich admitting defeat in their bid to keep the 22-year-old in the B