Liverpool get huge Wirtz transfer boost as Munich 'believe he'll join Reds'

Florian Wirtz had been widely expected to join Bayern Munich this summer, but interest from Liverpool has now turned the Germany international's head towards Anfield

Bayern Munich believe Florian Wirtz won't be joining them this summer and is instead on track for a sensational move to Premier League champions Liverpool.

Germany international Wirtz has long been expected to move to Bundesliga winners Bayern were he to leave Bayer Leverkusen this summer, but Liverpool's interest has now turned his head.

The Athletic report that Wirtz would now favour a switch to Anfield, but a deal is not a formality due to the vast transfer fee involved for one of world football's premier young attacking playmakers.

Wirtz, 22, has paid a visit to the north west of England to look at potential houses to live in, and should he join Liverpool then he would again become a team-mate of his Leverkusen colleague Jeremie Frimpong, who is poised to complete his own transfer to the Reds in the coming days.

Wirtz has scored 16 goals and registered 15 assists for Leverkusen this season, while he chalked up 18 goals and 20 assists in 49 appearances in all competitions last season as Xabi Alonso's side won the Bundesliga title.

Alonso will become the new Real Madrid manager this summer following the departure of Carlo Ancelotti, while as well as Frimpong, key defender Jonathan Tah is expected to leave the club on a free transfer.

Earlier this month Wirtz told Sports illustrated that he was "definitely keen" to move on from Leverkusen in the near future in order to "experience something new".

Any move from Wirtz would smash Liverpool's current transfer record, with the 29-times capped Germany international set to cost north of £100million.

Federico Chiesa is the only player signed under Arne Slot to have played for the Reds thus far, with the Italian international featuring just six times in the Premier League this season. Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili will link up with the squad this summer having signed from Valencia last year.

The Reds have tied down captain Virgil van Dijk and top scorer Mo Salah to new two-year contracts after a season of uncertainty over their futures, but homegrown right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold will depart on a free transfer this summer and join ex-Reds midfielder Alonso at Real Madrid.