Overview

• The bid includes a guaranteed £100 million and up to £13 million in add-ons, leaving it £13 million below Bayer Leverkusen’s £126 million valuation.
• Leverkusen is reviewing the proposal while Liverpool prepare for a final weekend of discussions ahead of the June 10 deadline.
• FC Köln intends to lodge a training compensation claim under FIFA rules, which could secure them around £6.3 million if the transfer completes.
• Wirtz’s participation in Sunday’s Nations League third-place play-off raises concerns that any injury could influence the final deal.
• Liverpool are also in talks with Bournemouth over left-back Milos Kerkez, who has withdrawn from Hungary’s squad for ‘private reasons’.