‘A lot of shunning…’ – How Florian Wirtz’s impending move to Liverpool has gone down in Germany

It seems as though we’ve been saying it for weeks, but it really does now feel like we’re just days away from Florian Wirtz officially becoming a Liverpool FC player.

The Reds reached an agreement with Bayer Leverkusen last Friday for what could be a British record transfer fee (£116.5m after add-ons), and David Ornstein has reported today (via The Athletic) that the 22-year-old is expected to have his medical on Merseyside this coming Friday.

The signing would represent a serious...