Anfield Watch understands that Liverpool have been aware of the player since 2019 when he was playing in Cologne's under-17 team. Scouts had been sent to assess him and the Reds attempted to sign him before he joined Bayer Leverkusen, although a move abroad was not welcomed at the time.

Not since the rise of Mesut Ozil has European football witnessed a No 10 so intelligent and selfless with his movement as Leverkusen's Wirtz