After coming in with a bid of €100 million (£84 million, $113.7 million) at the end of May, Liverpool have steadily upped their stake to €134 million (£113 million, $152.8 million). The deal was said to be in the “home stretch” but the latest offer has now been rejected once again, The Times state.

As Florian Wirtz’ pending move to Liverpool nears, Bild report that Bayer Leverkusen are expecting a ‘final written offer’ from the Premier League champions for the German superstar.The

Liverpool are expected to make a fourth and final official offer to Bayer Leverkusen to sign playmaker Florian Wirtz, with a compromise over the transfer fee concluding talks