Liverpool are trying to secure the signature of Florian Wirtz in what could be a British record transfer but that's not the only business for manager Arne Slot to deal with this summer transfer window

Florian Wirtz has dropped the biggest hint yet his Liverpool move will soon be finalised, while the way Xabi Alonso has shaped his career has been revealed.

Germany's Rhineland clubs - namely Leverkusen, Koln and Borussia Monchengladbach - were all reported to have a gentleman's agreement not to 'steal' one another's youth talent, dating back to 2001, when Koln tracked and signed Leverkusen's then-12-year-old starlet Marco Quotschalla with the lure of an eight-year contract.