Bayer Leverkusen and the English master FC Liverpool are negotiating intensively on the transfer fee for Florian Wirtz these days. Despite two offers from the Reds, the poker is still not over. The Bundesliga club must not hope for a small “incentive to sales”.
Bayer Leverkusen demands 150 million euros for Florian Wirtz, FC Liverpool offered 130 million on his second attempt last Friday. So far, so well known. It is also secured that the Bundesliga club was not good enough for the Reds offer. It was therefore speculated, among other things, whether the English champion involves one or two players in the deal and sending it to the Rhine in exchange.
However, the association -related newspaper “Liverpool Echo” reports on Tuesday that the transfer from additional players to Leverkusen on the Anfield Road was not an issue at all. FC Liverpool is therefore trying to process the deal on a purely financial basis. The coming days will only show whether it will stop at the end.
Liverpool did not pay off any chances of Wirtz
What also became known about the Wirtz poker: LFC coach Arne Slot recently agreed to meet Lyon star Rayan Cherki, which took place last week. According to “Liverpool Echo”, this was agreed before Slot and Co. even knew that Wirtz would be available.
According to the report, the Liverpool managers firmly assumed that Wirtz would continue his career in the Bundesliga. Either at FC Bayern or at Bayer Leverkusen. When the door suddenly opened to England, the Reds switched on.
The meeting with Cherki, of which “The Athletic” wrote, came about, according to the “Echo” information, only came about because FC Liverpool wanted to pay the player the necessary respect and did not want to let him sit. However, it was never in conjunction with a possible Wirtz cancellation.