Liverpool are gearing up for the biggest spending summer in their history as the transfer window re-opens to pave the way for Florian Wirtz to join

Wirtz and Juliane — today a professional footballer for Werder Bremen in the Frauen-Bundesliga — were just 18 months apart in age and would play against each other in cages around the campsite or join games with other children.

Florian Wirtz is one of the jewels in German football’s crown. Ever since he burst onto the scene with a goal against Bayern Munich, it was destined that he would not only become one of Germany’s