Liverpool has taken a significant step toward securing Bundesliga star Florian Wirtz, with reports confirming the club has scheduled a medical for the midfielder. The Reds have increased their offer for the Bayer Leverkusen star to around $153 million (£113 million) in a bid to secure a club-record deal.

Liverpool have stepped up their pursuit of Florian Wirtz by lodging an improved £113m bid for the Bayer Leverkusen playmaker, sources have told ESPN.

Liverpool are preparing to break the bank to sign the playmaker, and in Germany's defeat to Portugal he scored and proved he's no soft touch