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Liverpool are interested in signing Florian Wirtz but they would need to receive assurances that he wanted to leave Germany before making an offer.<\/p>\n
The expectation at the moment is that the attacking midfielder will stay at Bayer Leverkusen, where he has a contact until 2027, or move to Bayern Munich<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Leverkusen value Wirtz, 22, at \u20ac150m (\u00a3126m) so he would cost Liverpool significantly more than the club record \u00a375m they paid Southampton for Virgil van Dijk in 2017.<\/p>\n Although it is looking more likely that Wirtz will stay in Germany, Liverpool have not given up on trying to sign him this summer.<\/p>\n With the Premier League title wrapped up three weeks ago speculation has already begun about where else Liverpool will look to strengthen their squad in preparation for a renewed challenge from the likes of Manchester City and Arsenal.<\/p>\n Bayer Leverkusen defender Jeremie Frimpong<\/strong> looks like being the first through the door with the club set to trigger his \u00a330m release clause.<\/p>\n But Arne Slot admits he also has to find a way of keeping happy fringe players who have barely featured as he has stuck to a core group of about 14 players.<\/p>\n “I’ve said many times already that we, as a club, are very happy with the players we’ve got,” he said.<\/p>\n “Part of it is our decision but in some situations players that haven’t played a lot are not looking forward to another season not playing a lot.<\/p>\n “So, there’s always an ongoing process and we have to make sure that we are prepared if we can strengthen the squad.<\/p>\n