Liverpool have run out of time to sign Florian Wirtz during the first summer transfer window but the Reds remain close to sealing a deal for the Bayer Leverkusen star
Liverpool will pay £100m guaranteed to sign Florian Wirtz as the Reds look to close a deal for the Bayer Leverkusen star. But they remain locked in talks with the Bundesliga club over add-ons, the structure of the transfer and payments as no agreement is finalised.
Wirtz, 22, has not yet been given permission to travel for a medical yet and nothing has been arranged.
Liverpool submitted a third bid for the Germany international last week and, although it did not meet Leverkusen’s valuation, it was not rejected.
It was an offer of £100m plus £14m in add-ons. Talks have been ongoing between the clubs since it was lodged. Liverpool remain adamant in the talks that they will not pay the £127m (€150m) asking price and are continuing discussions over the total amount of add-ons and how they would be structured.
Any deal above Liverpool’s third offer would break the British transfer record, which is the £115m Chelsea spent to sign Moises Caicedo from Brighton in August 2023.
As of Tuesday night, there was no agreement between the clubs on add-ons or the deal structure and talks are ongoing.
There is growing confidence a compromise will be reached as discussions go on into a third week. Wirtz is keen to make the move to Merseyside after holding discussions with Bayern Munich and Manchester City.
Liverpool’s Premier League rivals moved on to sign Rayan Cherki from Lyon in a £35m deal. Cherki, 21, was also on Liverpool’s list of targets but their preference was Wirtz and that is the transfer they have focused on since the Germany star indicated his preference over his next move.
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Liverpool remain in contact with Bournemouth over left back Milos Kerkez. The full-back missed Hungary’s defeat by Sweden on Friday night due to a minor injury and left the camp before Tuesday’s clash against Azerbaijan.
The Cherries want £45m for Kerkez but Liverpool sporting director, Richard Hughes, has been trying to negotiate a lower fee with his former club.
ManCityFanForever
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Deal might collapse
EAG1996
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Real Madrid is cooking
Scouse4L
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You get old fast waiting city 115 cases to get on Man City. It won’t work inchaAllah 👌🏾
no shame
Litelntz
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STILL CANT WRAP IT UP JUST SPEND THE OIL MONEY THAT YALL HAS CAME INTO ALREADY LOL!!!??
Technical1
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115 no one cares about city
You get old fast waiting city 115 cases to get on Man City. It won’t work inchaAllah 👌🏾
Technical1
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why would Fabrizio Romano say agreement have been reached and post HWG on social media platforms
First he didn’t post HWG…. What we all know He posted ( Here we go ). He didn’t say he’s on his way🤣🤣🤣 Talk to Madrid about it. I suspect them. Because I saw yesterday about the things I was like hmmm 🤔 something isn’t right.
Technical1
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Hmm 🤔 somebody is cooking from the bottom…. I suspect Real Madrid 🫵🏾🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
mohisah
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115 no one cares about city
We've been eagerly waiting for the 115 charges to come out, but the FA and Premier league clubs are afraid of the truth 🤣😂😅😄😊
Maimo1
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Cherki is just as good as Wirtz if not better. man city just straight up won the lottery with that Cherki deal
Maimo1
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Cherki, age =21 , price =35M Wirth, age=22, price = 114M Man city won the lottery.
ManoYNWA
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why would Fabrizio Romano say agreement have been reached and post HWG on social media platforms
Solex07
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what's all this, even MARADONA did not stress clubs this way, at the end he might flop💯💯
Akinnz
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Okay we
Huucikoty
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Who is Jack Grealish....Just an Average ocer hyped Media Player
Exactly my point
Vieaeklmtz
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I mean isn’t your comment just dumb? 100fucking M for Jack lmfao
Who is Jack Grealish....Just an Average ocer hyped Media Player
Scouse4L
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Don't disturb your enemies whenever they are making a mistake, city we move .they tried to hijack our transfer, now they will face the consequences
115 no one cares about city
bebbekmoz
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Don't disturb your enemies whenever they are making a mistake, city we move .they tried to hijack our transfer, now they will face the consequences
😂😂😂🤣😅
RAMZMALDINI
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Don't disturb your enemies whenever they are making a mistake, city we move .they tried to hijack our transfer, now they will face the consequences
kosaclmru
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Wirtz medical shortly rework and the real transfer issues will be settled when both sides agree reached
husbcdmnu
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a lot of players, how are they going to feature in first eleven ?
Sciencepaid101
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No one will talk about Liverpool using 150M for Florian Wirtz but always make noise that Man City signed Jack Gralish for 100M😂😂 Ryan Cherki is just 40M💙 We move citizens💯💙
No sense
tadabensuy
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Liverpool must sign Hugo Ekitike and of Diomande to compete with Konate🔥🔥🔥
Zuhackmpsu
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Liverpool go cry very soon..
wioiorsyz
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That's alot of money for a player!!! But i think Liverpool had done their hm work on him.. Definitely a very good player for them next season..
seadlpruy
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other clubs always get obsessed with players wanted by Barcelona and end up over paying
SALMANABOKI
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Liverpool should go for other players like Spain, seria A buy strikers like Watkins, Isak, Pedro, Ramos Portugal
SALMANABOKI
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wirtz asking price is too much we have all eyes 👀 on us i.e Liverpool people play Liverpool game do or die don't forget we have injury record if a single player cost us 150million dollars our market structure is broken down remember we don't have left wing back
Huucikoty
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No one will talk about Liverpool using 150M for Florian Wirtz but always make noise that Man City signed Jack Gralish for 100M😂😂 Ryan Cherki is just 40M💙 We move citizens💯💙
I mean isn’t your comment just dumb? 100fucking M for Jack lmfao
PEP-GUAIDIOLA
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No one will talk about Liverpool using 150M for Florian Wirtz but always make noise that Man City signed Jack Gralish for 100M😂😂 Ryan Cherki is just 40M💙 We move citizens💯💙