The golden boy of German football is set to become the new prince of the Premier League as Florian Wirtz prepares to join Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen for a club-record fee. Liverpool will hope Wirtz can handle the pressure of his price tag and the physicality of the Premier League to ensure there is no second season slump under Slot.

Liverpool have reportedly broken the bank as well as the British record by agreeing a £116.5 million deal for Florian Wirtz, making the German midfielder the most expensive signing in both the club's and the country's football history.

Liverpool have already committed to spending a potential £176m this summer - the most they have ever spent in a single transfer window - but the Reds are only just getting started