Liverpool have delayed all their transfer plans while they focus on finalising the signing of Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz, reports in Germany state. The Reds have struck an agreement worth €136.

It seems as though we’ve been saying it for weeks, but it really does now feel like we’re just days away from Florian Wirtz officially becoming a Liverpool FC player.

Wirtz and Juliane — today a professional footballer for Werder Bremen in the Frauen-Bundesliga — were just 18 months apart in age and would play against each other in cages around the campsite or join games with other children.