Florian Wirtz completed his move to Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen and supporters of the Bundesliga Giants last week gave insight into what Reds fans can expect
Florian Wirtz has made a blockbuster relocation to Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen, with the 22-year-old who closes the deal for an initial £ 100 million that rose to £ 116 million and pen to a long-term contract on Anfield.
Wirtz had always switched his heart to Anfield, so Liverpool received transfer costs below the asking price of £ 126 million from Leverkusen. The compromise was closed last week, much to the delight of the Reds.
Wirtz was labeled as one of the most exciting talents in European football and was fiercely chased by people like Bayern Munich and Manchester City before chose the Merseyside Club.
Sport Bild journalist Phillip Arens shared his enthusiasm with The Times and told Liverpool -Fans: “Best fans of Liverpool, congratulations on having Florian Wirtz in Anfield. You will love him and he will conquer your heart.
“He is worth every pound. Believe me. Wirtz and Liverpool will be a perfect match. I followed him as a reporter at Bayer Leverkusen from his first days when he was 16 years old in 2020.” The Liverpool Echo reports.
Arens also said: “When the speaker in the Bayara De Bayer team announced, the fans shouted the word 'Fussbalgott' after just one player – Wirtz. To call a player 'God of football' is a typical German way to show love and respect.”
When completing his transfer, Wirtz himself expressed his ambitions and stated that he did not come to Anfield, just 'to have fun', but believes that it is the ideal place for him to develop and achieve success.
The player stated: “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 in the top three in the world, and Liverpool was one of them.
“People say that I am a creative player and I hope that I can bring this creativity to the team and also the joy on the field. I try to make assists, goals and run and defend for the team. I hope I can just take the team a step.”
He explained that his decision to become a member of Liverpool was influenced by the people, vision and offers from the club and said: “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 offers me was really good. It was not so easy for me.”
He continued: “So it wasn't easy for me to decide, but the conversations with the coach [Arne Slot] and Richard [Hughes, sporting director] And everyone was so good from the very first time and it just kept going. “