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German forward Niclas Fullkrug has revealed that he has had a conversation with Florian Wirtz regarding the latter's rumoured move to Liverpool this summer. The 21-year-old's explosive form with Bayer Leverkusen hasn't escaped the attention of the Reds.
Wirtz registered 16 goals and 15 assists from 45 games for the German giants in the recently concluded season, subsequently turning heads at Anfield. Recent reports have claimed that the Merseyside club are ahead of Bayern Munich and Manchester City in the race to sign the German this year.
Speaking recently, as cited by Mirror, Fullkrug acknowledged that Wirtz would improve Liverpool.
"First of all, nothing official has been decided yet and I do not know whether that will be the case. That means you won’t get any new information from me! But of course I talk to Flo a lot and we’ve talked about it a bit," said Fullkrug.
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He continued:
"Basically, Flo is simply an outstanding player with special qualities. I think it doesn’t matter what league, as soon as you give Flo a metre too much it becomes dangerous and he can use these spaces very well."
He concluded:
"He is also very versatile and he can use these spaces with a dribble, with a pass or even with a finish because he is so flexible. No matter where he goes I think he would work very well and even if it was Liverpool then I am sure that he would definitely bring this team forward."
Bayer Leverkusen have reportedly rejected the Reds' opening offer of £109m, and want around £125m to let Wirtz go this summer.
Will Caoimhin Kelleher leave Liverpool this summer?
Caoimhin Kelleher is all set to leave Liverpool this summer to join Brentford, according to the BBC. The Ireland international has registered nine clean sheets from 20 games this season.
However, he has largely played second fiddle to Alisson Becker, who is the established No. 1 for the Reds. His situation is likely to get worse this summer, with Giorgi Mamardashvili set to join the Merseyside club from Valencia.
Kelleher could drop further down the pecking order at Anfield as a result and the player has now decided to embark on a new adventure. Liverpool have reportedly accepted Brentford's offer of £12.5m plus add-ons. The 26-year-old will replace Mark Flekken at the Gtech Community Stadium, with the Dutch goalkeeper on his way to Bayer Leverkusen.
