Based on reporting from Monday, this week will be decisive in Florian Wirtz's move to Liverpool.
According to the highly reputable David Ornstein, the German playmaker will travel to the United Kingdom this week and undergo his medical, which is scheduled for this Friday.
Although no Liverpool-centric journalists have reported on this development at the time of this article, various other journalists have offered their reporting that aligns with Ornstein's.
Fabrizio Romano reported the same day for Wirtz's medical and that he will be finishing up his holiday early this week before making the trek to England.
Ben Jacobs also released similar information, highlighting Thursday as the likely day for the 22-year-old's arrival ahead of a Friday medical examination.
The noises out of Germany are the same
Sky Germany's Florian Plettenberg stated that the player's holiday runs until this Wednesday, explaining why the medical will be conducted later in the week, despite the clubs' agreement on the fee having been in place for a number of days now.
Plettenberg also speculates that the first portion of the medical, which will likely take multiple days as this is the standard for transfer medicals, could be undertaken on Thursday and the rest done on Friday.
Regardless, his reporting echoes that of those referenced above: the plan for all parties is for Wirtz's medical to be completed on Friday at the latest.
Liverpool fans know all too well that a transfer truly is not a sure thing until the player is holding up the shirt in the announcement.
Fans have had to watch moves that looked a formality fall apart for a myriad of reasons and, understandably so, now become very worried when they perceive a potential transfer is dragging on.
That said, when considering the amount of money involved, this deal for Wirtz is probably going quicker than fans could have hoped for. Things have been smooth from the start.
Caution is understandable, but fans should also be very excited as this deal looks set to take another massive step towards completion later this week.
This Wirtz news, coupled with more news today regarding the possibility of a deal being struck with Bournemouth for Milos Kerkez this week, should have fans excited about what Richard Hughes and Michael Edwards have in store as they look to capitalize on this season's success and build a squad for both the now and the future.