Liverpool has taken a significant step toward securing Bundesliga star Florian Wirtz, with reports confirming the club has scheduled a medical for the midfielder. The Reds have increased their offer for the Bayer Leverkusen star to around $153 million (£113 million) in a bid to secure a club-record deal.

Kicker reports that the blockbuster deal to send Florian Wirtz to Liverpool is now in its final stages. Germany’s most reliable footballing publication speaks of a “decisive breakthrough” on

Liverpool have stepped up their pursuit of Florian Wirtz by lodging an improved £113m bid for the Bayer Leverkusen playmaker, sources have told ESPN.