CONCLUDE GERMAN'S HIGH-PROFILE MOVE TO ANFIELD

Patience needed but mega-money Flo deal will be Wirtz the wait

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The trip to Corsica made for some picturesque updates for the Instagram account but there was plenty of thinking time for the player to do while on his Mediterranean sunlounger.

Speaking about Wirtz in his final press conference as Leverkusen boss, former Reds midfielder Alonso said: "Flo is one of the top players in the world. He is world-class. Flo has a very mature mind. The people around him, his parents, they want the best for him.

"They are in a very important moment of his career. Whatever he does, I am really close to Flo, and I will be happy for him.

"Let's wait a little bit. It's normal in football that there are rumours, especially with such a special player."

It’s been reported that Liverpool officials met Wirtz and his parents Karin and Hans, who doubles up as his agent, at Blackpool airport on or around May 14 to deliver a charm offensive while the family weighed up their next move.

Although there is little push-back on the fact that the club chief did register their admiration for the playmaker at some stage, details of their in-person meeting have always been denied.

Liverpool were gearing up for one of the biggest weekends in their recent history on Friday May 23 - before their Premier League trophy presentation and city-wide parade - when Wirtz's representatives informed Bayern that the attacking midfielder had made his decision to join the Reds.