Liverpool Paid a Record Fee for Bayer Leverkusen Midfielder Florian Wirtz

Liverpool's summer transfer window has started with a bang - information has emerged about an agreement with Bayer Leverkusen for the transfer of Florian Wirtz, who has been recognized as the best player in the German Bundesliga for the 2024/25 season, to the English Premier League club.

UNN reports with reference to BBC, Sky Sports and ESPN.

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Premier League champions Liverpool have agreed to sign German international attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz from Bayer for £116 million.

According to the BBC and Sky Sports, citing a general agreement with Bayer, the transfer will cost around £100 million (€117.5 million), plus an additional £16 million (€18.8 million) depending on the objectives.

Wirtz is currently the most expensive transfer not only for Liverpool, but for the entire Premier League.

It is noted that the 22-year-old player was a creative core in Bayer Leverkusen, a team that gained fame in the Bundesliga under the leadership of Xabi Alonso.

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Wirtz was raised in the youth academy of FC Cologne. In 2020, he moved to Bayer Leverkusen. He has played almost 200 official matches for the club, the main of which was the championship title in the 2023/24 season. Under the leadership of Xabi Alonso, Bayer became the champion of Germany. It should also be noted that Wirtz still had a contract until 2027.

Wirtz has scored seven goals in 31 appearances for Germany since making his debut for the national team in 2021.

Wirtz is set to become the second player Liverpool have bought from Bayer Leverkusen this summer, with right-back Jeremie Frimpong arriving for £34 million, the BBC reports.

Liverpool, who won the 2024-25 Premier League title in coach Arne Slot's first season, were keen to strengthen their squad. It is currently known that the level of spending of the English team is sufficiently balanced thanks to restrictions on acquisitions in previous transfer windows.

Last summer, the British football club acquired Italian winger Federico Chiesa from Juventus for £12.5 million. In August 2024, an agreement was reached with Valencia for Georgian goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili. However, the Georgian national team goalkeeper is to join Liverpool from the summer of 2025 - that is, before the start of the next season of the English Premier League.

As for losses, Liverpool have sold Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher to Brentford for an initial £12.5 million, which could rise to £18 million.

They have also parted ways with England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, who has moved to Real Madrid.

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