Bayer Leverkusen have told Liverpool to come back with an even bigger offer after the Premier League champions offered £113m for Florian Wirtz. Arne Slot has made Wirtz, 22, his top transfer summer transfer target as he looks to strengthen a Liverpool squad that won the Premier League last season.

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

Florian Wirtz knows what it is to be a wanted man. For many young footballers a summer where three of Europe's leading clubs (briefly) fought it out for his services might be enough to have their head spinning.