Liverpool have ‘scheduled talks’ in a ‘big push’ for Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz as two Reds advantages over Bayern Munich in the race for the playmaker have been revealed.
Sporting director Richard Hughes is working to bolster Arne Slot’s squad after the Dutchman won the Premier League title at his first opportunity, but did so with a thin squad having made just one addition this season, Federico Chiesa, who has played just 41 minutes in the top flight this term.
Slot’s been boosted by both Virgil Van Dijk and Mohamed Salah signing contract extensions, but Trent Alexander-Arnold is departing for Real Madrid, making a new right-back a priority for the Reds.
They’re reportedly in advanced talks to land…