Liverpool have been enquiring about AC Milan attacker Rafael Leao putting their move for Florian Wirtz in a little bit of doubt, according to reports.<\/p>\n
The Reds are ticking along nicely in the summer transfer market with their early Premier League win in April allowing them to get a head start on recruitment,<\/p>\n
Jeremie Frimpong has already signed in a \u00a329.5m deal from Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen<\/strong><\/a> with the Netherlands international set to replace Trent Alexander-Arnold, who will join Real Madrid.<\/p>\n A report on Tuesday claimed that Milos Kerkez could become their second signing of the summer with Liverpool<\/strong><\/a> apparently striking a \u2018full agreement\u2019 with Bournemouth for the transfer.<\/p>\n And the Reds recruitment team are also working away to seal a deal for Bayer Leverkusen attacking midfielder Wirtz with Liverpool having two bids rejected so far.<\/p>\n Wirtz wants to join Liverpool and a deal is thought to be on track despite the Bundesliga side looking to get more money out of the Premier League outfit.<\/p>\n READ:\u00a0Florian Wirtz to Liverpool next? Van Dijk tops ranking of all 17 \u00a370m-plus Premier League signings<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n After the way the Martin Zubimendi deal collapsed in last summer, a report from former CBS Sports journalist Ben Jacobs claimed that Liverpool still had a \u201cnagging doubt\u201d over the Wirtz transfer.<\/p>\n Jacobs told\u00a0The Football Terrace YouTube channel<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cEverybody got excited, rightly so from a Liverpool point of view, because Wirtz had informed both Man City and Bayern that his preference was to go to Anfield.<\/p>\n \u201cDespite that Liverpool have been cautious because they still sense there is a possibility, even if it\u2019s not likely, that Wirtz stays at Leverkusen and does an extra year and moves in summer 2026.<\/p>\n \u201cThe reason Liverpool are cautious is because that\u2019s the nature of how they do the deal, it was the same for Zubimendi. With Wirtz it still required that club negotiation. Talks are advanced and it\u2019s heading in a positive direction.<\/p>\n MORE LIVERPOOL COVERAGE ON F365\u2026 \u201cThere\u2019s a realistic chance this gets done in the 1st\u00a0to 10th\u00a0of June window, and Wirtz becomes a Liverpool player, but there is that nagging doubt within the Liverpool hierarchy that says Leverkusen are not just going to bend over here, Leverkusen want an important fee.\u201d<\/p>\n
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