Florian Wirtz next club odds: Betting suspended with Liverpool transfer close

*** UPDATE - Ladbrokes has suspended betting odds on Florian Wirtz next club after it was reported that the player is edging much closer to a move to Liverpool. ***

The latest Florian Wirtz next club odds released by Ladbrokes has Liverpool as the odds-on favourites in the race to sing the talented attacker.

Wirtz is one of the best players in the Bundesliga, popping up with over 30 goals and assists in the league and Champions League this season for Bayer Leverkusen.

The young midfielder has been so impressive that Leverkusen have given him a £100m asking price, aiming to warn off suitors from the Premier League and the rest of Europe.

Kevin De Bruyne is on his way out of Man City, with a move to Napoli deemed the most likely, Pep Guardiola is in the market for a new advanced midfielder, and several names are reportedly under consideration.

Wirtz was believed to be the man they wanted, but an expensive package worth in excess of £250m all-in has led to the Cityzens pulling out of the race.

Liverpool, on the other hand, don't appear to have been put off by the large fee that signing Wirtz could require them paying. In fact, David Ornstein reports that the Reds are now seen by Bayern as the favourites.

Bayern Munich were, without a doubt, the favourites to sign Wirtz this summer. However, that has now changed, and Liverpool are priced as the front-runners.

Bayern are second in the race though, just ahead of Real Madrid and Man City, with the Reds now seen to have the advantage at this stage of the Wirtz saga compared to Bayern.

What could have changed things though is the fact that Xabi Alonso, Wirtz's current Leverkusen manager, is almost definitely headed to Madrid when Carlo Ancelotti leaves his post as manager at the end of the season to become Brazil's head coach.

Alonso is expected to move to Real Madrid, and many speculated that perhaps a move to the Spanish captial to reunite with his former manager becomes more appealing to Wirtz.

However, as of right now, Liverpool are heavy favourites in the race for the talented attacker, while the likes of Chelsea and Arsenal are no more than serious long shots.

Also in the conversation are Champions League finalists Inter Milan and PSG, but both clubs are seen to have nothing more than a very slim chance of signing the attacker this summer.

As for other transfer odds from Ladbrokes, Milos Kerkez is tipped to be on his way to Liverpool, as is Alexander Isak, with Arsenal leading the race to sign Vikor Gyokeres.

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All odds and markets are correct as of the date of publication.