Bayer Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes has lifted the lid on the club’s transfer negotiations with Liverpool after the Premier League champions signed Florian Wirtz in a club-record deal. The Germany international completed his switch to Anfield last month in a move worth up to a British record £116m.

Florian Wirtz has completed his transfer from Bayer Leverkusen to Liverpool for what could become a British-record fee; the 22-year-old attacking midfielder could be deployed in a variety of different