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Liverpool want to show ambition in the market this summer after winning the Premier League. The Reds have their eyes on some of the best young talents in world football, but the club are now on the verge of losing the race to sign one of the best in the world to a top European side.
Arne Slot wants the club to back him with funds and tools this summer as he moves towards reshaping the Reds squad to his image ahead of next season.
The Liverpool manager wants to bring in forwards and defenders, but the Dutchman is also pushing to add more creativity to his side through the addition of a top-class attacking midfielder.
The Merseyside giants have been keeping tabs on several such players, but their dream target is considered the best number 10 in the world at this stage.
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Florian Wirtz is considered the best number 10 in the world, and some of the biggest clubs in the world are interested in snaring him away from Bayer Leverkusen this summer.
Liverpool and Manchester City are the Premier League sides who are chasing him, and Real Madrid are also plotting a deal to take him to Spain.
The Reds felt that winning the Premier League would give them considerable clout in the race to sign Wirtz, but according to Fussball Transfers, Bayern Munich have taken a lead in the chase.
The German champions have worked out terms on a contract with Wirtz, who has given his nod to the financial offer made by the Bavarians.
A deal is not done yet, and Bayern Munich will still have to agree on a fee with Leverkusen, who want €150m from his sale this summer.
However, the Bavarians have definitely laid down considerable groundwork for a transfer by thrashing out a contract with Wirtz.
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