Florian Wirtz completes Liverpool medical ahead of summer move from Bayer Leverkusen

Liverpool are close to completing a deal to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, with the player completing the first part of his medical on Thursday.

Wirtz is currently undergoing the main part of his medical before putting pen to paper on a five-year deal.

Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg posted on X on Thursday: “Understand Florian #Wirtz has successfully completed part 1 of his medical!

“Part 2 will follow tomorrow morning – after that, he will sign his contract until 2030.”

The Premier League champions have agreed a fee of €136.3million (£116m), with €117.5m (£100m) due upfront and a further €18.8m in potential add-ons, to sign the 22-year-old.

The deal will surpass the previous British transfer record of £115m that Chelsea paid Brighton for Moises Caicedo in August 2023.

It also breaks the Reds’ record transfer fee of £85m paid to Benfica for Darwin Nunez in 2022.

Wirtz has been a standout performer for Bayer Leverkusen in recent seasons

Wirtz turned down both Bayern Munich and Manchester City and is poised to join the Premier League champions in a club-record transfer.

Leverkusen rejected a second offer from the Reds for Germany international. Arne Slot’s side offered a fixed sum of €118m ($134m) plus €12m in bonus payments.

The Reds’ first bid for the attacking midfielder consisted of €100m plus €15m in additional payments.

Wirtz has been a standout performer for Bayer Leverkusen in recent seasons, netting 16 goals and providing 15 assists last season.

Having established himself as a key figure for both club and country, he impressed notably at Euro 2024.

After five years at Leverkusen, where he played a vital role in their Bundesliga campaign during the 2023/24 season, the Germany international is eager for a new challenge.

Wirtz’s move will see him join former Leverkusen team-mate Jeremie Frimpong at Anfield, following the Netherlands international’s £29.5m move.