Florian Wirtz's Liverpool salary could rock the boat as Mohamed Salah challenged

fans are currently lauding the potential signing of Florian Wirtz, but the club are set to risk disharmony within the playing squad with his huge salary offer. The champions are currently favourites to land the German star after he for Anfield.

The Reds are expected to shatter their transfer record with a £126million deal. The 22-year-old, who was previously linked with and , is considered one of Europe's most potent attacking midfielders after scoring 57 times in 197 club games in Germany. He's also in line for a substantial pay rise on Merseyside.

Wirtz is currently paid just over £72,000-a-week at Leverkusen, which amounts to around £11.32m a year. However, Liverpool's offer is set to dwarf those figures.

The star will reportedly be paid £325k a week, which will equate to around £17m a year. That would make him the club's second biggest earner behind , and considerably ahead of club captain .

Salah has signed a new two-year deal at Liverpool worth around £400,000-a-week, an annual salary of £18.2m. The Egyptian has been perceived as the club's marquee player since signing from Roma in 2017, having scored 245 times for the Reds, and is likely to raise eyebrows at Wirtz being so close to him in wages.

According to , skipper Van Dijk currently makes £11.44m-per-year. When officially departs the club next month, Andy Robertson will be next behind Van Dijk on £.9.36m.

The arrival of Wirtz now threatens to unsettle Liverpool's experienced players, given the cautious wage structure FSG have previously implemented. It will also pile more pressure on the German international to perform in his debut season.

Wirtz notched 10 goals and 12 assists in the this past year as his side finished as runners-up under Xabi Alonso. He signed a new deal at the club in 2022 that runs until the end of the 2026/27 campaign, enabling the German club to demand a large fee for him.