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Liverpool signs Germany midfielder Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen
- Liverpool signed 22-year-old German midfielder Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen on June 20, 2025, officially unveiling him at Anfield.
- Liverpool secured Wirtz by outbidding Bayern Munich, Manchester City, and Real Madrid with a £116.5 million five-year contract.
- Wirtz is expected to occupy the attacking midfield role in Arne Slot's starting XI and will link up with new teammate Jeremie Frimpong.
- Wirtz said, "Finally it's done and I was waiting for a long time finally it's done and I am really happy," and he will earn about £200,000 weekly.
- Wirtz’s signing sets a Premier League record and makes him Liverpool’s third highest-paid player, reflecting the club's ambition after last season’s title win.
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Florian Wirtz joins list of most expensive soccer signings in history
Florian Wirtz became one of the most expensive players in soccer history when the Germany playmaker joined Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen on Friday for a fee of up to 116 million pounds ($156 million).
Liverpool marked the signing of the German international Florian Wirtz, one of the great promises of European football of just 22 years, announced this Friday as a new reinforcement coming from Bayer Leverkusen and becoming the most expensive transfer in the history of the Premier League.
Liverpool have confirmed that one of the greatest gems of the new German football wave will wear the English champions' jersey in the future.
What had been announced for several weeks is now official: Florian Wirtz will now go on a trophy hunt for the English champion FC Liverpool! The German signed a contract with the "Reds" until 2030. As Sky wants to have found out, Liverpool will have transferred between 130 and 135 million euros to Bayer Leverkusen, but with various bonuses the overall package can grow to 150 million, it says. Wirtz' change to the reigning English champion is thu…
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