Review of transfer poker
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With the change from Florian Wirtz to FC Liverpool, one of the most spectacular transfers in summer has now been carried out. For a long time, FC Bayern was considered the most promising buyer for the international, but in the end the Munich team went away empty -handed. How it came about.
“We need a special fund for his transfer like the federal government. Therefore, this is not an issue at the moment,” said Bayern patron Uli Hoeneß in mid-April “Welt am Sonntag”. In order to be able to manage transfers of this size, one may have to “under certain circumstances to the bank’s credit department. This is actually new to Bayern.” The member of the supervisory board would have liked to see Wirtz on Säbener Strasse. CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen then contradicted Hoeneß and said that a transfer of the offensive juwel would not fail on the narrow account of Bayern: “It’s enough. And for whom it may be enough.” So the chances were good.
As the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” reported at the end of May, coach Vincent Kompany, sports director Max Eberl, sports director Christoph Freund, are said to have spoken to the supervisory board Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Hoeneß and board boss Dreesen on May 18, on the day of the championship celebration, in a Munich hotel with Wirtz. However, without success because the Leverkusen high -flyer is said to have canceled a few days later. Supposedly because he feared to ride himself in a position of position with national team colleague Jamal Musiala. According to the “SZ”, Wirtz Bayern coach Kompany informed his father with Eberl and Hoeneß. Last year, Hans-Joachim Wirtz is said to have met with Hoeneß from time to time, in contrast to his son, he clearly tended to the Munich team.
At the beginning of May it was said of the “Bild”, Wirtz only wanted to go to Munich and the FCB plan to take part in the transfer of Adidas. At that time there was talk of an agreement with the player. According to a “Sport Bild” report, LFC coach Arne Slot Wirtz is said to have convinced the Reds in a long conversation with his ideas. Bayern made the cancellation out of the blue. “Max Eberl informed me that Florian Wirtz is probably tending to Liverpool. I cannot say how it will go on with Leverkusen,” Bayern President Herbert Hainer confirmed on May 24th.
The gifted DFB kicker moved to Leverkusen for 200,000 euros from the youngsters of the 1st FC Köln in early 2020 and rose to one of the hottest stocks in German football in the following years. Wirtz made it to 57 hits and 65 templates in 197 games. His heaviest setback was a cruciate ligament tear in spring 2022. Incidentally, the German record transfer is not only pleased with Bayer Leverkusen’s account, Cologne Youth Club will also serve vigorously through the FIFA solidarity mechanism.
After his transfer to the LFC, Wirtz said: “Yes, that was also an important point for me: that I can improve my personal level and physical condition, because I think everyone knows that the players in Liverpool are machines – really and really physically. But I also see this as an opportunity for myself to improve on this point. So yes, I just thought that this was the right place for me.”