Florian Wirtz was generally expected to add this summer to Bayern Munich, but the interest of Liverpool in the Bayer Leverkusen -star seems to have made his head to Anfield with his decision now made now
Florian Wirtz is about to join Liverpool after his father Bayern Munich has announced that the Bayer Leverkusen star wants to move to Anfield. Wirtz's father and agent, Hans-Joachim, announced Bayern on Friday that his son wants to leave the Bundesliga.
Instead, the sights of the 22-year-old are firmly set up on a move to Liverpool, who are now in conversation with Leverkusen while wanting to complete a club record deal. Manchester City pulled himself out of the race earlier this month to sign Wirtz because of worries about the finances of the deal, leaving Liverpool and Bayern in what a race with two horses seemed to be.
Bayern was originally seen as the front runners and was sure that they established a deal to take him to Bavaria – but club president Herbert Hainer admitted the defeat on Saturday. He said: “Max Eberl [sporting director] I have let me know that Florian Wirtz is probably tending to Liverpool. '
Wirtz's decision is “a complete surprise” for Bayern Chiefs, according to German Daily Bild. But it is understood that Bayern has made a mess of their pursuit, allowing Liverpool to dive, whereby the camp of the player has been frustrated in recent months by their pursuit and has the feeling that it has not been respected for Leverkusen – where the Wirtz family, not surprisingly, has a great relationship.
Yet Wirtz and his family spoke extensively with Bayern Chiefs, including head coach Vincent Kompany, but the Wirtz Camp felt a bit impressed by their most recent transfer meeting. From there they flew to England to talk to Liverpool, where head -boss Arne Slot outlined his plans and the player convinced that Anfield should be his next on -call port.
Liverpool is set to a huge summer on the transfer market after making only one signing last year, with Federico Chiesa who participated in a Cut-Price deal from Juventus. Goalkeeper Giorgi Mhamardashvili has been established to participate from Valencia after a £ 29 million deal has been agreed in August.
And Wirtz's Leverkusen -Teammate Jeremie Frimpong is also about to join Liverpool after the Reds had activated his release clause. Frimpong will replace Trent Alexander-Arnold, who is ready to join Real Madrid with a free transfer when his contract ends.
Alexander-Arnold announced earlier this month that he will leave the club this summer and the 26-year-old has been stuck by some supporters. However, he was recently defended by former Liverpool -Baas Jurgen Klopp.
In an appearance on the LFC Foundation Gala Ball, Klopp said: “I don't want to tell anyone what they should think, I don't want to say what you should think, but I can tell you what you think is wrong. Because I am an old man and I have not waste time hiding my opinion.
“I needed another 10 seconds to realize and then I switched off the television. To be honest, I could not have been disappointed at the moment. We are not, 100 percent.
“I don't tell you that you should not be disappointed or angry, I tell you 'Don't forget'. This club doesn't forget. We are famous for not forgotten. We don't forget anything: we don't forget the good and we don't forget the bad.
“But we ignore the bad things and remember the good things. You don't have to be happy that he is going, but don't forget what he did for this club because I can't forget it.”