Florian Wirtz has already revealed why Liverpool supporters should be excited ahead of £116m transfer
Florian Wirtz looks set to become a Liverpool player after a deal with Bayer Leverkusen was agreed on Friday
Liverpool supporters were understandably left excited on Friday morning after it emerged that their club had struck a record deal with Bayer Leverkusen for Florian Wirtz. As previously reported by the ECHO, Liverpool will pay £116m for the 22-year-old in a deal that smashes the club’s current transfer record.
The Reds had two bids rejected, the last one of £113m, which would have seen £100m paid up front with performance-related add-ons, but have finally got the deal over the line. The Anfield club beat off competition from Bayern Munich and Manchester City to secure the signature of the Germany international.
Wirtz has scored 57 goals in 197 games for Leverkusen and impressed as he helped the BayArena outfit to the Bundesliga title in 2024.
Understandably, Reds supporters have been left ecstatic by the development and are already relishing the chance to watch the playmaker line up for their side next season.
The reigning Premier League champions have a player on their hands who, by his own admission, likes to do things in a spontaneous manner.
"What I do is mostly very spontaneous because it appears to be the best solution in that situation," he told Werkself Magazin in an interview back in 2024.
"But sometimes I suspect or know beforehand what the opponent will do, and then it's easier to do my own tricks because I can see how the opponents move and when they'll dive in.
"It's one of my strengths that sometimes I know in advance what will happen — and then I can concentrate on the solution, so that I anticipate the situation and create an advantage.
"I've learned to watch what the others do and then make the best decision. You always have to be prepared to learn if you want to become a better player."
Before he added: "I just have the physique to get into lots of challenges. I give everything in every game for us to win.
“So I also look for challenges or run back because that’s part of helping my team be successful. I want to give my all and run until I can't anymore."
While speaking to the German edition of Sports Illustrated last month, Wirtz revealed that his career matters more than money, and he makes decisions based on what is the best for him from a sporting perspective.
He said: "When I moved from Cologne to Leverkusen, I didn't think for a second about what my salary would be.
"I was only interested in what would be best for my career.
"I don't think about how much money I have in my account, or how much I could earn in the future. The sporting perspective is much more important than money. My parents would be angry if I ever gave money priority."