Liverpool have not stood still since winning the Premier League, and are showing real ambition in the market. However, their efforts to land an absolute superstar signing are still likely to fall short due to the actions of one of the biggest European clubs.
Arne Slot wants to add some stardust to his team to ease the pressure on Mo Salah and take his squad to the next level ahead of the 2025/26 season.
Liverpool sporting director, Richard Hughes, has made some proactive moves to ensure Liverpool are in a position to sign one of the most wanted players in European football this season.
The club are expected to put in more efforts to get a deal over the line, but one top European club are certain that they are in line to win the race in the upcoming transfer window.
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European giants calm about snatching dream signing from the Reds
Florian Wirtz has emerged as Liverpool’s most ambitious target for the summer window, and the club had talks with him and his camp when they were in England last week.
A Liverpool executive team will fly down to Boston soon to get FSG’s approval on a mammoth £126m bid for the German playmaker in the coming weeks.
However, Bayern Munich are the only club who have a contractual agreement with the player, and remain super confident that Wirtz will end up at the Allianz Arena.
“I have spoken to German sources close to the deal and they have told me that Bayern Munich are calm about the situation and remain confident that he will be a Bayern player”, journalist Graeme Bailey told TBR Football.
“They are not shocked that there is interest from elsewhere, but they have been talking to the player for months and in recent weeks believe an agreement is in place.”
“It would be a major shock to Bayern if he joined another club. Bayern’s current hierarchy have been brilliant in 2025 in getting deals done. [Alphonso] Davies, [Joshua] Kimmich and Musiala have all signed when it looked like they wouldn’t, and now they think Wirtz is next.”
Manchester City have backed out of the race due to concerns about the overall costs of the deal.
