Anfield's executives do not often spend big on ready-made superstars but they were glad to make an exception for German star

Liverpool have agreed a club record €136.3 million transfer fee for Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz, according to The Athletic’s David Ornstein. Previous reports suggested the two clubs agreed on a deal worth up to €150m, which would have made him the most expensive signing in British football history.