Liverpool are set to complete the signing of Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen in a deal that could rise to £116 million, making the 22-year-old the most expensive player in the club’s history—and potentially the Premier League’s.
00:00Liverpool are set to complete the signing of Florian Wurtz from Bayer Leverkusen in a deal that could rise to £116 million,
00:10making the 22-year-old the most expensive player in the club's history and potentially the Premier League's.
00:17Wurtz was on the radar of Real Madrid, Manchester City and Bayern Munich, but it was Arnie Schlott's vision that proved decisive.
00:24Liverpool's new manager Mayday Wurtz the key target, with the German rejecting bigger financial offers to join the Premier League champions.
00:34An initial three-figure deal had been agreed, rising with performance-based add-ons.
00:40A central figure in Leverkusen's unbeaten Bundesliga title won, Wurtz contributed 13 assists last season and boasts versatility, creativity and relentless work ethic.
00:50His 7.6 miles covered per game and 33 sprints per match place him along Europe's hardest-working attackers.
00:59Though most effective in a central or left-sided role, his tactical flexibility offers Schlott further attacking options.
01:07Wurtz becomes Liverpool's second major arrival of the summer, following Jeremy Frimpong's £30m switch.
01:13The Reds are also eyeing Milos Kerkhez and a new goalkeeper, with Bournemouth valuing Kerkhez at £45m.
01:22Further spending may be fuelled with player sales, with Harvey Elliott potentially making way.
01:27Last summer's low spend boosted revenues and a new Adidas kit deal have freed funds, allowing Liverpool to act decisively.
01:35Bayern and City both dropped out of the Wurtz race due to the fee, with Bayern's sporting director Max Erbel admitting,
01:42I don't know if we could have paid what Liverpool are paying now.
01:47Wurtz's arrival signals both ambition and a tactical shift, especially with Dominic Schabelser already operating centrally.
01:55Schlott may now be planning to be a more fluid system, one capable of breaking low blocks with flair and precision.
02:01Well, certainly a huge bit of news in Liverpool as they plan for what means of their pursuit of continued domestic and European dominance.
