The further we get away from Wirtz spurning Bayern Munich, the more we learn about why he might have been open to Liverpool. Per Sport Bild journalist Christian Falk, Bayern Munich players did not get involved in the recruitment and, instead, allowed Wirtz to have some time and space to figure things out:

Bayern Munich appear to be imploding behind the scenes as the club’s chiefs play the blame game over their failed pursuit of Florian Wirtz. The Bundesliga champions were in the mix to land the attacker but look set to miss out on his signature to Liverpool.

But on Friday night, The Times claimed that Liverpool returned to the negotiating table with a fresh bid for the German international, which would guarantee Leverkusen a sum of £100m and a potential further £13m if certain performance-related bonuses were achieved during the player's time on Merseyside.