Liverpool has suddenly become the club with the largest purchasing power in the Premier League, and Wirtz, a high-end product, has finally declined! According to reports from The Times, Sky Sports, Ornstein and many other media outlets, Liverpool have reached an agreement to sign Wirtz this summer window, and the total price of the deal is as high as 116 million pounds, which is slightly less than the player's value of 140 million euros.
It is reported that the British media unified the tone, that is, Wirtz joined Liverpool from Leverkusen for a fixed part of 100 million pounds (about 117 million euros), plus a floating part of 16 million pounds (about 18.8 million euros), with a total price of 116 million pounds (about 136 million euros).
Wirtz came through the Cologne academy before moving to Bayer Leverkusen, where he was promoted to the first team in 2020-21 and has progressively established himself as a key player for the pharmaceutical company, as well as a Germany international. Wirtz Leverkusen scored 57 goals and 64 assists in 197 games in all competitions in his career, and helped the team win the Bundesliga + German Cup double in the 2023-24 season.
Wirtz is 22 years old, 1.77 meters tall, a right-footed player who plays as a central midfielder and can also play as a right winger and left winger. As an attacking midfielder, WirtzLast season, he made 45 appearances for Bayer Leverkusen in all competitions, including 36 starts, contributing 16 goals and 14 assists, and 30 goals alone. In the 2023-24 season, 18 goals and 20 assists in 49 games。