Liverpool is interested in transferring Leverkusen star, but only if he wants to leave Germany

Liverpool are interested in signing Florian Werz, but they need to get assurance that he wants to leave Germany before making a offer.

The current expectation is that the attacking midfielder will remain at Leverkusen, where his contract will last until 2027, or transfer to Bayern Munich. Leverkusen valued 22-year-old Wiltz at €150m (£126m), so he will spend significantly higher at Liverpool than their club record for Southampton to pay Virgil Van Dyke in 2017.

Although it seems that Werz is more likely to stay in Germany, Liverpool has not given up on his attempt to sign him this summer. With the end of the Premier League title three weeks ago, speculation has begun on what aspects Liverpool will strengthen their roster in preparation for new challenges from teams like Manchester City and Arsenal.

Bayer Leverkusen defender Jeremy Frimpon looks to be the first to enter the door, and the club will trigger his £30m termination clause. But Arn Slott admits he must also find a way to retain the happy fringe players who have barely made appearances, as he has been sticking with a core team of about 14 players.

"I have said it a lot, as a club, we are very happy with the players we have," he said. “Some of the reason is our decision, but in some cases, players who don’t play frequently don’t expect to play often next season.” “So, there’s always a continuous process, and if we can strengthen the roster, we have to make sure we’re ready.”

" But it’s difficult to strengthen this team. There’s a reason we won the league title because we have a lot of great players. “It’s an ongoing process, we’re talking about.” I think this club has proven many times in the past that they will make the right decision. "We also made the right decision this season, not bringing in a player at all, except Federico Chiesa [£10m], which works very well."