Florian Wirtz insists that he did not join Liverpool “to have fun”, and emphasizes his ambition to “win everything” in Anfield.
The Germany International completed its long-awaited Blockbuster relocation from Bayer Leverkusen on Friday for a reported club record costs of £ 100 million, possibly increasing to £ 116 million.
After he came through the youth ranks in Leverkusen, Wirtz made 197 performances for the club in all competitions and scored 57 goals, while helping to win the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal under Xabi Alonso in 2023-24.
Wirtz now hopes to add to his silverware with Liverpool, after reporting Bayern Munich and Manchester City for joining the Premier League champions.
“I just thought it was the right point in my career to take the next step and, of course, I wanted to come to a club that is [one of] The top three in the world, “he told the club's official website.
“In my opinion, Liverpool was one of them.
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“I just saw myself in the best hands in Liverpool. I was really convinced by the people here, by the idea, and everything that the club offered was really good. In the end, in the end, [it was] Also easy to be enthusiastic for me to come to Liverpool.
'I'm not coming [to] Have fun here, I also want to achieve something and give the fans what they deserve. I would like to win everything every year!
“In the end we want to be successful. Last season they won the Premier League, so my goal is certainly to win it again and continue in the Champions League [after reaching the round of 16 last term]. I am really ambitious. “
Wirtz was directly involved in 30 goals in the Bundesliga previous term, with his count of 14 assists only improved by Michael Olise (15) by Bayern Munich in the German top flight.
In the past two Bundesliga campaigns, the 22-year-old completed most dribbles among all players in the competition (161), after trying 446.