He also added further fuel to the fire when he took to Instagram to denounce rumours that he wanted to keep his No. 10 shirt number at Liverpool, which is currently held by Alexis Mac Allister.
Wirtz wrote: “Who says I want the 10 I respect players. Don’t believe everything what’s written.”
According to German outlet Bild, Wirtz’s signature on a contract will make him one of the highest-paid players at the club. They claim that he will be handed a five-year contract worth £355,000-a-week.
He would become the Reds’ second-highest-paid player, behind Mohamed Salah, and eclipse Virgil van Dijk’s weekly salary.
However, the Leverkusen man has already admitted that he is not motivated by money. “I don’t even care about how much money I have in my account or what I might earn in the future,” he told Sports Illustrated Germany this year.
“Of course, you should make sure you get a good contract. But for me, the sporting perspective is much more important than the money. And I think my parents would be angry if I were too fixated on money. After I moved to Leverkusen at 16, my parents managed my salary and sent me €150 (£126) a month.
“That shaped me. It was important to my parents that I didn’t do anything stupid with my salary.”