The Gunners and the Reds had different summer windows really.
Mikel Arteta made numerous signings and moved a number of players on to bring money into the club.
Arne Slot, meanwhile, only landed Federico Chiesa and is going through the season with basically the same squad that Jurgen Klopp left him.
Of course, both Liverpool and Arsenal are huge clubs in England and links to similar players is always going to be likely.
And according to TBR Football sources, both clubs had scouts in attendance to watch Bayer Leverkusen this weekend.
Kai Havertz of Germany celebrates with his teammates Jamal Musiala, Florian Wirtz and Joshua Kimmich after scoring his teams second goal during the...
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Arsenal and Liverpool send scouts to watch Florian Wirtz again
A report from CaughtOffside yesterday has claimed that Liverpool are one of the teams who are keen on signing German star Florian Wirtz.
Their report suggests that Wirtz, along with Jeremie Frimpong and Exequiel Palacios, feature on the Reds’ list.
And backing up that claim, TBR sources now tell us that both Liverpool and Arsenal had scouts in attendance at Leverkusen this weekend.
While it’s not been confirmed exactly who was being watched, TBR believes that Wirtz will indeed have been of heavy focus for the onlooking scouts from the Premier League.
TBR can also confirm that Manchester City had a representative at the game.
Wirtz to command a huge fee with interest high
Bayer Leverkusen are believed to value Wirtz around the £87m mark and it’s easy to see why they want such a figure.
The young German has been lauded as a ‘superstar‘ in his homeland and he’s as good a pick as any from the Bundesliga to make that move to the Premier League eventually.
With City, Liverpool and Arsenal all apparently keen, Wirtz could end up with a big decision to make down the line.
Whether or not any of those clubs will pay such money, remains to be seen.
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