On the homepage, Liverpool confirmed the successful recruitment of midfielder Florian Wirtz from Leverkusen, he signed a contract with the Red Brigade until 2030.
Florian Wirtz is the brightest star of Leverkusen in the last two seasons, he is a versatile attacker when he can kick the central midfielder, household or wing. The 22 -year -old attracted attention from Bayern Munich and Man City, but in the end Liverpool was the team that won the deal.
On the homepage, Liverpool confirmed the successful recruitment of midfielder Florian Wirtz from Leverkusen, he signed a contract with the Red Brigade to 2030. Liverpool is said to have to spend £ 116.5 million for this deal, thereby turning Wirtz into a record contract of the Premier League, surpassing £ 115 million that Chelsea spent to have Moicedo from Brighton.
After medical examination, the German player officially launched Liverpool. He will reunite with his former teammate at Leverkusen, Jeremie Frimpong. Immediately after signing a contract with the Red Brigade, Wirtz told Liverpoolfc.com:
“I feel very happy and very proud. I have been waiting for a long time, finally everything is done and I am really happy. I am very excited about the new journey. This is also a big factor in my thoughts: I want to find something completely new, leave the Bundesliga and join the Premier League. I will see how I will show it there.”
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Considered one of the outstanding talents of world football, Wirtz came to Merseyside after 5 and a half seasons extremely successful with Leverkusen after moving from the Cologne youth team. After launching the Bundesliga in May 2020 at the age of 17, 15 days, the German player had the first goal for the team for a few weeks later with the goal against Bayern Munich.
He debuted in the German team in September 2021, but a serious injury encountered in March next year made him sit out for months. However, Wirtz has returned and created an excellent season when Leverkusen completed a double national championship and the National Cup in the 2023/24 season, as well as reaching the Europa League final.
Although Xabi Alonso's team could not repeat that success last season, Wirtz continued to show its great quality, including in the Champions League arena with 6 goals after 9 appearances at the tournament. So far, he has had 31 captures of the German team and scored 7 goals.
Wirtz became the latest Liverpool player, he will focus with his new teammates in early July. When asked about his goals with the club, he added: “I want to win all titles every year! First of all, we have to do well our work, I also have to complete our mission.”