Florian Wirtz moves to Liverpool for a record fee – medical check pending!

Florian Wirtz moves to Liverpool for a record fee – medical check pending!

Florian Wirtz, the talented German international, is set to move to Liverpool. The transfer should be officially sealed next week. The Bayer Leverkusen player, who is currently on holiday, will sign a five-year contract that will run until 2030. The medical check is scheduled for next week, which suggests that the transfer will be completed quickly. The transfer fee for Wirtz is 117.5 million euros, plus up to 18.8 million euros in bonuses, which would make him the most expensive player in Liverpool's history laola1.at reported.

The move came after Liverpool made a second bid of potentially £113m, which included a guaranteed payment of £100m to Leverkusen. The remaining £13 million is tied to specific performance targets. Bayer Leverkusen had previously rejected an initial offer of up to £109 million. The Bundesliga club are demanding a transfer fee close to £126 million to sell the talented playmaker. Liverpool is considered the favorite ahead of Bayern Munich and Manchester City. As liverpoolecho.co.uk reports, a transfer from Wirtz to Liverpool is “only a matter of time”.

Transfer history and records

Wirtz's move will not only shape him, but also the financial landscape of football. It is already the most expensive transfer of a German footballer and joins the list of the highest transfer sums in football history. According to transfermarkt.de, there are several top transfers among the highest transfers, including, for example, players who moved for up to 222 million euros. With a transfer fee of 117.5 million euros, Wirtz would exceed the previous record for a German player, held by Kai Havertz (80 million euros).

Wirtz still has a contract with Bayer Leverkusen until 2027 and only moved from FC Cologne to Leverkusen in January 2020. Despite interest from Bayern Munich, Wirtz remains undecided about his future club, at least publicly, but has expressed signs of interest in a move. The developments surrounding Wirtz are an exciting topic for fans and analysts and could significantly influence the dynamics of the transfer market.

Due to these developments, the next few weeks promise exciting insights into the squad planning of the major European clubs. Football fans will certainly be keeping their eyes on next week when Florian Wirtz's transfer is finally completed.