According to transfer insiders, the English master FC Liverpool is close to the obligation of international Florian Wirtz.
According to the transfer reporter Fabrizio Romano, the week-long poker around Bayer Leverkusen’s superstar Florian Wirtz has ended. On Tuesday evening, FC Liverpool and the Bundesliga runner-up achieved an “oral agreement” over the mega deal of summer.
The total package of transfer fee and bonus payments now amounts to 150 million euros – so Bayer Leverkusen’s claim would be met. The two clubs had always approached the negotiations in the past few weeks, and initially Liverpool supposedly failed with two offers. According to “Kicker”, the last one is said to have included 118 million plus twelve million euros as a bonus.
Now both sides are said to have come to a solution. Romano does not report how high the fixed amount is now. The transfer reporter Sacha Tavolieri reports similarly on Tuesday evening. Wirtz should still travel to Liverpool “in the next few hours”, Tavolieri writes at the short message service X. “Sky”, meanwhile, reports that only a few details have to be clarified between the two clubs, but a fundamental settlement has been reached.
Half Europe behind Florian Wirtz – Liverpool makes the race
According to media reports, Florian Wirtz has long since agreed on a contract with those responsible for FC Liverpool, which could now be signed promptly. According to reports, the 22-year-old should sign a five-year contract at the Reds.
There have been numerous speculation around the German international in recent months. For a long time it looked as if FC Bayern would take the race for the coveted offensive player. Real Madrid, where ex-Bayer coach Xabi Alonso is now in charge, Lange was one of the candidates. The race, however, did Liverpool FC.
According to media reports, Florian Wirtz will be waving an annual salary of more than 20 million euros per year at the Premier League heavyweight. In addition, the sporting perspective under team manager Arne Slot was particularly impressed.
Wirtz probably sets up two new transfer records
Florian Wirtz switched from 1st FC Köln to the Rheinische Rival in January 2020 and made his debut in the highest German football class at the age of 17. The offensive artist rose to the world class player at Bayer and became the German champion and DFB Cup winner in the 2023/24 season.
With the change of this size, Florian Wirtz would set up new transfer records in both Germany and England. In the Bundesliga, the 135 million euros paid by FC Barcelona to BVB for Ousmane Dembélé were unmatched so far. The most expensive purchase of the Premier League was that from Enzo Fernández to Chelsea (121 million euros).