Four reliable journalists - two of which specialise on all things Liverpool - have set the record straight on Liverpool's pursuit of Florian Wirtz and two widely reported claims have been debunked.

This seemingly leaves Liverpool and Bayern Munich as the main contenders to sign Wirtz, but McCoist has warned the Reds against a move. The pundit claims Wirtz’s huge valuation and Liverpool’s need to sign a new striker to replace Darwin Nunez should be enough to put them off.

According to the report, Wirtz’s family were recently in England for discussions, which were wrongly linked to Manchester City. In reality, the meeting was with Liverpool, who have impressed the player’s camp and outlined a bold vision that would see the 22-year-old as the creative hub of a new project under Arne Slot.

Real Madrid will seriously consider signing Florian Wirtz only if Xabi Alonso can't win the Club World Cup with the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham

MANCHESTER CITY have pulled out of the race to sign Florian Wirtz, reports suggest. City had been eyeing a potential deal for the German to make him the successor to Kevin de Bruyne, who is

Premier League fans will need to study up on the ‘genius’ that is Florian Wirtz as speculation surrounding his future ramps up. talkSPORT understands that Liverpool have held talks

Naturally, this topic was brought up by reporters in the Bavarians’ pre match press conference ahead of the team’s final Bundesliga match against TSG Hoffenheim. Predictably, Bayern’s board member for sport, Max Eberl did not have much to say about it.

The chances of Liverpool signing Florian Wirtz have gathered serious momentum after new details of the covert meeting that was held were revealed.