Didi Hamann has claimed that Florian Wirtz's "secret meeting" with Arne Slot helped Liverpool to lure the Bayer Leverkusen star to Anfield.

Liverpool supporters were understandably left last week after it emerged that their club had struck a record deal with Bayer Leverkusen for Florian Wirtz. The Reds had two bids rejected, the last one of £113m, which would have seen £100m paid up front with performance-related add-ons, but have finally got the deal over the line.

German star is expected to undergo a medical on Merseyside on Friday after post-season vacation, where he was joined by a familiar face