Liverpool has submitted a new offer for Florian Wirtz in an attempt to sign the Bayer Leverkusen star in a deal that would break the current British transfer record
Liverpool has submitted a new offer to Bayer Leverkusen for Florian Wirtz – but is still under the appreciation of the German club of the player.
The bid is in the first instance £ 113 million with £ 100 million and another £ 13 million in add -ons. It would be a British transfer record that exceeds the £ 107 million that Chelsea splashed on Enzo Fernandes in 2023.
But Bayer Leverkusen believes that the German star is worth £ 126 million (€ 150 million). The conversations take place between the clubs and continue during the weekend.
Liverpool does not want to pay the full asking price that the Bundesliga side is looking for and hopes to make a compromise.
Wirtz, 22, made it clear to his club that he only wants to move to Anfield after Manchester City had chosen himself for his signature when his signature was when his preference was Merseyside.
Sports director Richard Hughes is leading negotiations and is hopeful that a deal can be reached in the coming days.
Baas Arne Slot sees Wirtz as a player who can push Liverpool forward while offering to defend the Premier League title and go for Glorie in the Champions League. He is seen as a talent that can have an immediate impact, but with the potential to get even better in the coming years.
Personal conditions will not be a problem as soon as a fee has been agreed and the player is waiting for the green light to go to Liverpool next week after Germany on Sunday opposite France in third place in the Nations League is in third place.
Rudi Voller, the former sports director of Leverkusen, speculated that progress was made earlier this week.
“It is no secret that he would like to go to Liverpool,” Voller told Dazn. “I know the clubs are negotiating with each other. [But with] Transfers like this [it’s] Often the case that it takes a while until an agreement has finally been reached. Ultimately, of course, you have the feeling that it continues.
“Florian Wirtz has proven that he is a very, very valuable player. Not only for Bayer Leverkusen, but also for the national team. That's why he costs a few euros more.”