Bayer Leverkusen’s rebuild continues full swing. After losing Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz to Liverpool FC, manager Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid and Jonathan Tah to Bayern Munich, the club has a war chest of money to use to give new manager Erik Ten Hag a lot of backing in the transfer market.

After the sale of Wirtz was confirmed on Friday, die Werkself can now look to how they will replace the 22-year-old. Instead of looking to find a near replacement for Wirtz, which is close to impossible,

Liverpool have reached an agreement to sign Bayer Leverkusen forward Florian Wirtz in a club-record deal worth as much as £116million. According to reports in The Athletic, the Reds will pay £100m up front, with £16m in performance-based add-ons to follow.