Liverpool has agreed to pay a transfer fee of 116 million pounds ($157 million) for attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, British media reported Friday.

Wirtz is the gem of German football and the eye-watering size of the fee underlines his lofty status in Europe.

He scored 18 goals and assisted 20 in 49 matches, earning the Bundesliga player of the season accolade.