Manchester City are facing a significant threat from Liverpool in their hopes of signing Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen this summer, according to new reports.

According to reports out of Germany, Florian Wirtz was in England last week to visit Liverpool rather than Manchester City.

Liverpool have held talks to sign Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz, according to reports in Germany. The 22-year-old has been one of Leverkusen’s standout players with 21 goals and 23 assists over the last two Bundesliga campaigns.

In any event, it appears that earlier reports suggesting that Wirtz would only entertain a move to Bayern this summer appear to be false. Van Nocks notes that several transfer experts also expect Real Madrid to enter the fray soon. Wirtz may be willing to entertain the notion of following mentor Xabi Alonso to Spanish record champions.