Liverpool have reached an agreement with Bayer Leverkusen to sign midfielder Florian Wirtz, reports have confirmed. Negotiations between the two clubs have been ongoing for the past few weeks, with Liverpool failing with several attempts to convince Leverkusen to drop from their asking price of €150 million (£127.

Premier League champions Liverpool have agreed a fee of 136.3 million euros ($156.75 million) to sign Germany's attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz from Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen, British media reported on Friday.

The former Bayern Munich transfer target will be sold for “€130-135 million” in fixed fees, with a “total package” that could rise to €150 million per Sky Sport journalist Florian Plettenberg: BREAKING | Final details have been settled in the last few hours: Liverpool are set to pay a fixed fee of around €130-135 million for Florian #Wirtz!