According to report, the potential total could eclipse the British record set by Chelsea’s £107 million purchase of Enzo Fernandez in 2023, provided Liverpool sustain elite-level success.

The fee includes a guaranteed £100m and a further £16m in add-ons.

Those bonus payments would become payable if the Reds achieve a sustained level of success at the elite level, and would only then become a British record.

The British record for an initial fee remains Chelsea’s £107m signing of Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Benfica in 2023.

Wirtz who made his debut for Leverkusen at the age of 17, scored 57 goals in 197 games for the club after helping them to ,win their ever first Bundesliga title.

Wirtz’s ability to break lines and find the final pass is exquisite. He is a master at finding the pockets and will also add goals to the squad.