Premier League champions Liverpool closes a £ 125 million movement for the young Germany -star Florian Wirtz who will blow the previous record of British transfer from the water
Florian Wirtz appears close to Liverpool in a British record record £ 125 million transfer deal with the Germany star that set to follow Xabi Alonso the door of Bayer Leverkusen.
And although only two years have passed since the Anfield Club withdrew from the race to sign Jude Bellingham for £ 100 million because the price tag was too rich, they are now ready to blow the rest of their domestic rivals out of the water with a bumper deal early in the summer transfer window.
Wirtz, 22, has scored 16 goals and registered 15 assists who won the Bundesliga last season. Bayern has pursued a step for almost two years and until recently believed that Wirtz preferred a move to Munich.
But the father of the player, Hans-Joachim, who also acted as his agent, has announced this week's hierarchy that the young star is going elsewhere. On Saturday, Bayern President Hainer stated: “Max Eberl [the Bavarians’ sporting director] I have let me know that Florian Wirtz is probably tending to Liverpool. '
And if the move is completed, it will break the record transfer costs that have been paid by a Premier League club. The Reds hope that their blockbuster -deal will be considerably better than others who reset the benchmark.
Here are the five most recent examples of the glass ceiling that is being taken … And how that is not always an indicator for immediate success.
Angel di Maria – Real Madrid to Manchester United – £ 60m (August 2014)
The International of Argentina arrived from Real Madrid to Old Trafford as the assumed man to stop the Post-Ferguson Era-Dia. But he hated it again, could not adapt to the Premier League and disappeared to Paris Saint-Germain after a single season. Di Maria, 37, will leave Benfica this summer.
Paul Pogba – Juventus to Manchester United – £ 89 million (August 2016)
The Ferguson of Sir Alex Ferguson, accused of the club, has left United for Juve in a free four years earlier, accused the club's not to respect, and returned the midfielder of France for a huge compensation and really failed to have a lot of impact before returning to Turin. Pogba is currently a free agent who has served a doping ban for increased testosterone levels.
Jack Grealisk – Aston Villa to Manchester City – £ 100 million (August 2021)
Switch from his boy's club to the Juggernaut of Pep Guardiola has brought a lot of medals and silverware, but the off-the-manchet excitement has been suppressed and he has spent a large part of the past two seasons on the couch in the city.
Enzo Fernandez – Benfica to Chelsea – £ 106m (January 2023)
Chelsea's transfer policy since he was taken over by Clearlake in 2022 has been at his best fragmentary. And the new owners of the club did not waste time to present their purchasing power in the market.
The midfielder of Argentina has improved a lot this season, but there will continue to be questions about the size of paid costs and the expectation remains that there will be much more.
Moises Caicedo – Brighton to Chelsea – £ 115 million (August 2023)
But that Fernandez record lasted less than a year, with Chelsea spending a lot of money on another midfielder in the next window.
This time, Caicedo had trouble having an impact on Stamford Bridge and this time was the best player in Chelsea. In recent months he has immediately been used back from possession while he enters midfield when the team of Enzo Maresca is at the ball.