That was viewed as Liverpool final attempt, but Leverkusen have continued to dig in, with transfer expert Fabrizio Romano claiming the talks have come full circle, with Liverpool set to pay a final total £125m [$170m] inclusive of all addons.

The defending Premier League champions reportedly have "verbally agreed to a deal in principle with Bayer Leverkusen for a package reaching €150m ($171 million) add-ons included" to add Florian Wirtz this summer,

Liverpool made an improved second offer for the 22–year-old Germany playmaker last week worth around £113m, with about £100m guaranteed.