Media watchLiverpool make contact with Leverkusen for Wirtz
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The Germany playmaker is emerging as a primary target for Arne Slot as the Premier League champions already begin planning for next season.
Liverpool are set to sign Jeremie Frimpong from Leverkusen and the Anfield club registered their desire to sign 22-year-old Wirtz during those discussions.
Formal negotiations are still to get under way but that is expected to happen in due course for a player that is valued by the Bundesliga club at more than £120m.
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