Liverpool have reportedly agreed a deal to sign Bayer Leverkusen attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz, but The Athletic's David Ornstein has claimed that he's hearing something different.
The Reds are clearly pushing heavily for the German international, and they could be set to pay a record fee to bring him to Anfield. The Leverkusen star is undoubtedly one of the best young players in the world, and they're going to have to pay a premium to bring him to England.
Reports emerged on Tuesday night that Liverpool had fully agreed a deal to sign Wirtz this summer. Speaking on the Back Pages podcast after the news broke, The Athletic's Ornstein suggested that that's not quite true...
“Fair play to those who are reporting it [deal agreed for Wirtz]. But that’s not what the clubs are saying. They are saying there is no agreement yet.”