
Florian Wirtz ‘tells Bayern Munich he's joining Liverpool' with £125MILLION transfer just days away
FLORIAN WIRTZ has told Bayern Munich he is joining Liverpool, according to reports.
The German is one of the hottest properties on the transfer market this summer.
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But according to football journalist, Sacha Tavolieri, Wirtz is now just one step away from joining the Anfield outfit.
Mere days ago it was revealed that Manchester City had pulled of the race to sign the Bayer Leverkusen ace over concerns about the overall cost of the deal potentially reaching a figure of £252million.
However, numbers involved in the deal have not deterred German champions Bayern Munich or English champions Liverpool.
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