German star is expected to undergo a medical on Merseyside on Friday after post-season vacation, where he was joined by a familiar face

Liverpool cannot yet be completely discounted from another jaw-dropping transfer summer swoop, with a journalist assessing a move for Alexander Isak.

Florian Wirtz is on the verge of completing what could be a Premier League record transfer to Liverpool, and one former Red has claimed Arne Slot may have played a big part in the deal