Florian Wirtz has reportedly been given a transfer ultimatum by Bayer Leverkusen amid ongoing links with Liverpool. There have been rumours this week that Anfield chiefs met with the Germany international in northwestern England with a view to potentially enticing him to join the Premier League champions,

The chances of Liverpool signing Wirtz this summer have gathered serious momentum after extraordinary new details of the covert meeting that was held - in Blackpool of all places - were revealed

The ECHO's Liverpool FC writers take a look at what the Reds' interest in Bayer Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz might mean for the summer