Liverpool will need to spend a British record transfer fee to complete the signing of Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, who was once deemed 'not world-class' by a team-mate

Liverpool are now closing in on one of the biggest moves in football history after striking a deal for Florian Wirtz. The Reds have

Liverpool will eventually pay a British record transfer fee for Florian Wirtz while Manchester City will pay just £30.5m for Rayan Cherki. And yet, there are seven reasons to suggest that City may have bought the better player for around a quarter of the ...