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Rabat – Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen have reached a verbal agreement on a €150 million deal for Florian Wirtz, a figure that would make the German player the third most expensive player in the Premier League, and only behind Neymar and Kylian Mbappé on the all-time global transfer list.
Wirtz is expected to land in Liverpool within days for a medical and to finalize a deal that would tie him to the club until 2030, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano.
The 22-year-old joined Bayern Leverkusen in the 2019/2020 season, and since then, has scored 57 goals and 62 assists with the German club.
Wirtz was a key player in Leverkusen’s unbeaten 2023-24 Bundesliga title run, scoring 11 goals and 12 assists in 32 matches. He followed that with 10 goals and 12 assists this season, plus 6 goals in nine Champions League appearances. Those numbers made him one of the most wanted talented players in European clubs.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot sees Wirtz as the connective player between midfield and attack. Whether deployed as a classic No. 10 or drifting from the left in Slot’s fluid 4-2-3-1, the German’s quick turns, disguised passes, and knack for late-arriving runs should complement Dominik Szoboszlai’s ball carrying and Darwin Núñez’s movement.
Liverpool’s owners are making a big but strategic investment. The fee surpasses Caicedo’s €133 million move to Chelsea in 2023 and far exceeds the €85 million they paid for Núñez.
Liverpool has a history of record-breaking transfers, including Virgil van Dijk, once the world’s most expensive defender, and Alisson Becker, the priciest goalkeeper at the time.
If Wirtz keeps progressing, the deal could prove smart, and soon, Liverpool fans might be chanting his name at Anfield.
