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A BLOCKBUSTER MOVE FOR WIRTZ WOULD LIKELY COME WITH A CLUB RECORD FEE THOMAS FAIR Community Editor and LIVERPOOL ECHO READERS 15:30, 23 May 2025 Liverpool's interest in Bundesliga star
Florian Wirtz appears to be concrete, as the Reds look to bolster their Premier League-winning team next season, and that transfer would come at a significant cost. But some fans in the
_ECHO_ comments section are wary of both the price and of Liverpool's ability to do the deal in good time. The new Premier League champions are now the only English team in for Wirtz
after Manchester City were put off by the finances involved in a potential deal. The Bayer Leverkusen man may end up staying in Germany - with either his current club or a move to Bayern
Munich - but one German footballing figure has said that Wirtz is still making up his mind. Liverpool and Bayern Munich would need to pay a club-record fee to complete a move for Wirtz, with
Leverkusen holding out for £126 million. However, the blow could be softened with moves in the other direction—the German club is known to have been interested in Tyler Morton, and Jarrell
Quansah is an option to refresh their defensive line. READ MORE: I've cried non stop ever since phone call from Liverpool CEO - I am humbled beyond beliefREAD MORE: Why Bayern Munich
'fear' Liverpool in £125m Florian Wirtz transfer battle For some fans, it feels far-fetched that Liverpool could complete this particular deal - but it would be a significant show
of strength if they did. Reader Theshield says: "If we want this player just get him nailed down today, stop messing around, before someone else just does it." Commenter Darwinism
thinks that there are more easily attainable targets: "Viktor Gyokeres is 65 million and has 39 goals and 7 assists in Portugal (20 more goals than the second highest scorer there)...
he's likely going to Arsenal or Man U, but disrupting their plans might be a bonus. Article continues below "Wirtz is great but he's German and he is there now, his agent and
parents are German and his sister is going to play for Bayern's Women's team - he's going to Bayern. We can't waste time. Viktor Gyokeres is a Swede in Portugal that
wants to come back to England (he started in the Championship). I'm sure we're already talking to him, perhaps he's already shown his preference for someone else." For
others, Wirtz is the right target for a club of Liverpool's ambitions. Tommypyg says: "Don't usually like us spending huge amounts on one player - when it doesn't work
(Nunez) you're left with a big financial hole as well as the football problem. But when it does work (Virgil van Dijk, Alisson) it's transformational. If Nunez HAD worked, and been
a 25-goal-a-year front man, imagine what this team this season would have looked like! Reports suggest that Wirtz is a generational talent, a player we could build our success around for
years. It still seems pretty unlikely we'll get him, but imagine how oppositions would feel facing him and Mac Allister..." It's worth waiting for Jack14: "If he doesnt
join Liverpool then he will almost certainly stay for another season, as Bayern won't pay such a fee, he has 2 years left on his contract and Leverkusen haven't sold to Bayern for
20 years or so. Another season means he will be much cheaper this time next year, and if they don't sell, he would walk for nothing in 2027." Article continues below HAVE YOUR SAY!
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