Florian Wirtz’s transfer to Liverpool has dominated headlines over the past couple of weeks, with the saga feeling like it’s starting to drag on.
The transfer of Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen could end up being one of the signings of the summer, with the attacking midfielder highly regarded as one of the best in the world.
The Anfield outfit are the only team that Wirtz has said he would like to join after the 22-year-old turned down the likes of Bayern Munich and Manchester City earlier in the window.
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And, even though it was being reported on Tuesday evening that Wirtz’s move to Liverpool was a done deal, it seems like that’s no longer the case.
Liverpool sources share that a bid for Florian Wirtz hasn’t been accepted
As per a fresh report from Liverpool ECHO journalist Ian Doyle, it seems like Liverpool have not yet agreed terms with Bayer Leverkusen over Wirtz’s transfer.
Doyle outlines that even though reports of a £126million bid being accepted were shared on Tuesday, Liverpool sources have come out and ‘dismissed’ the claims as ‘premature’.
The report adds that Bayer Leverkusen sources have also echoed that, meaning the Reds might not be as close to completing the signing as many would have hoped.
The highest Liverpool have offered is £114m, and although that offer was never ‘formally rejected’, it did work out to be a ‘catalyst’ for talks to begin.
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Liverpool must get the deal for Florian Wirtz over the line
Although the Germans’ transfer to Liverpool now can’t be confirmed until 16 June, it still feels like fans need to see some movement regarding the deal.
At the moment, as everything apart from the fee is already agreed upon, Liverpool should just pay up and get their man.
However, seeing as though the transfer of Wirtz will smash Liverpool’s club-record transfer fee, they’re driving a hard bargain.
Player Fee paid
Darwin Nunez £71.9million
Virgil Van Dijk £71.6million
Dominik Szoboszlai £59.2million
Liverpool’s top three most expensive signings of all time.
If the deal isn’t done over the next week or so, it’ll have been a saga that’s dragged out for almost three weeks, even though the Reds are the only team gunning for the midfielder.
Manchester City have already swiped Rayan Cherki off the market, so if the move for Wirtz somehow ends up not happening, it’s unclear what Liverpool will do next, especially now that clubs know they have plenty of money to spend.