Reds Target Wirtz With Record Offer

Their second bid for Leverkusen's German playmaker is reportedly worth $189.3 million

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LONDON - Liverpool have made an improved £109 million ($189.3 million) bid to sign Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz, according to reports on May 30.

The English Premier League champions' second offer for Wirtz includes add-on clauses that would make him the most expensive signing in the club's history.

Wirtz has also attracted interest from Bayern Munich and Manchester City, but it is believed that he made it clear to Leverkusen that he wants to join Liverpool.

Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes said earlier in the week Liverpool had "concrete interest" in Wirtz.

The German club's chief executive Fernando Carro had previously insisted that he would not let his player leave for less than €150 million ($219.6 million).

The 22-year-old emerged as one of the most highly-rated young playmakers in Europe after helping Leverkusen win their first Bundesliga crown in 2023-24, together with the German Cup.

He was named Bundesliga Player of the Season for his role in that triumph.