Exclusive interview with former Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen striker Erik Meijer as the leading Bundesliga pundit offers the inside track on Florian Wirtz ahead of an expected club-record move to An

Liverpool have stepped up their pursuit of Florian Wirtz by lodging an improved £113m bid for the Bayer Leverkusen playmaker, sources have told ESPN.

Liverpool believe they can wrap up a deal for Florian Wirtz sooner rather than later after submitting a third bid to Bayer Leverkusen for the German playmaker - who will cost a British record fee