potential jaw-dropping weekly wages have been revealed if he secured a move to this summer. The Reds are in negotiations with Bayer Leverkusen after the 22-year-old informed that he wants to head to Anfield and link up with once again.

After keeping their transfer powder dry last year, Liverpool have come out and wasted very little time in the market. A , with £100m of that a fixed fee, but the offer remains short of Leverkusen's £126m valuation.

Liverpool are in negotiations to try and reduce that asking price, either through offering to pay in instalments or through bonuses, or they may send players in the opposite direction. to the club.

The Germany international has made his intentions clear and wants to join the Merseyside outfit, for his country.

As he made his way through the mixed zone in front of a host of reporters, Wirtz was asked if he was looking forward to completing a switch to Liverpool. No words came out of his mouth, but he gave a telling glance and nod to suggest he is excited to sign on the dotted line.

He also added further fuel to the fire when he took to Instagram to denounce rumours that he wanted to keep his No. 10 shirt number at Liverpool, which is currently held by Alexis Mac Allister.

Wirtz wrote: "Who says I want the 10 I respect players. Don't believe everything what's written."

According to German outlet , Wirtz's signature on a contract will make him one of the highest-paid players at the club. They claim that he will be handed a five-year contract worth £355,000-a-week.

He would become the Reds' second-highest-paid player, behind , and eclipse weekly salary.

However, the Leverkusen man has already admitted that he is not motivated by money. "I don't even care about how much money I have in my account or what I might earn in the future," he told Sports Illustrated Germany this year.

"Of course, you should make sure you get a good contract. But for me, the sporting perspective is much more important than the money. And I think my parents would be angry if I were too fixated on money. After I moved to Leverkusen at 16, my parents managed my salary and sent me €150 (£126) a month.

"That shaped me. It was important to my parents that I didn't do anything stupid with my salary."