Nobody wants to read about Florian Wirtz anymore unless you are prepared to lose all dignity and pretend that the deal has fallen through.

Harvey Elliott admits struggling with the "ridiculous" conditions as the Liverpool midfielder suffered frustration with England under-21s. The Young Lions were held to a goalless draw by Slovenia in their latest match at the UEFA European Under-21 Championships in Slovakia on Sunday.

Florian Wirtz's imminent transfer to Liverpool has been labelled a "real shame" by Borussia Dortmund chief Hans-Joachim Watzke. The Reds have struck a £116million deal with Bayer Leverkusen for the superstar, who is due to fly to the UK for his medical later this week.

Wirtz had grown up in a family that refused to compromise his development, nor that of his sister Juliane, who plays for Werder Bremen. His father Hans remains the chairman of Grun-Weiss Brauweiler, Wirtz's childhood was framed around the local football team. He grew up with a ball attached to his feet.

The arrival of Florian Wirtz at Anfield could lead to another forward leaving the club in the summer transfer window.

Florian Wirtz's Liverpool medical may have been paused until Friday but the transfer for Milos Kerkez is set to proceed soon after Bournemouth agreed a deal for his replacement

A few days before the Devers trade, it was reported that Liverpool is signing Florian Wirtz to a club-record deal in the Premier League. The connection there, of course, is that Fenway Sports Group owns both the Reds Sox and Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool has agreed a potentially British record-breaking transfer deal for Florian Wirtz, who will arrive as a superstar ready to take Arne Slot's team to the next level