Liverpool have damaged their switch document for the signing of Germany worldwide Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, the membership introduced on Friday.
ESPN beforehand reported the deal to be price a complete of £116 million ($156.27 million) — it consists of an preliminary £100 million cost with £16 million in add-ons.
Wirtz has signed a five-year cope with the Premier League champions, a supply informed ESPN. His shirt quantity is predicted to be introduced later in the summertime.
“I am actually excited to have a brand new journey in entrance of me,” Wirtz mentioned in a Liverpool assertion. “This was additionally a giant level of my ideas: that I wish to have one thing fully new, to exit of the Bundesliga and to hitch the Premier League.
“I’ll see how I can carry out there. I hope I can do my greatest. I spoke additionally with some gamers who performed there they usually informed me that it is excellent for me and each pitch is ideal, you’ll be able to get pleasure from each recreation. I am actually wanting ahead to taking part in my first recreation.”
The deal has seen Arne Slot’s aspect chase away stiff competitors from Bayern Munich and Manchester Metropolis to land the extremely rated attacker — he was ranked No. 2 on the ESPN 100 record of attacking midfielders.
Wirtz, who registered 57 objectives and 65 assists in 197 appearances for Leverkusen, turns into Liverpool’s second signing of the summer time following the arrival of Wirtz’s former Leverkusen teammate Jeremie Frimpong.
The 22-year-old had been anticipated to stay in Germany subsequent season, both staying put at Leverkusen or becoming a member of Bundesliga rivals Bayern. Nevertheless, the 22-year-old opted to hitch Liverpool weeks after Slot’s aspect lifted the Premier League title.
“I want to win all the things yearly!” Wirtz mentioned of his ambitions at Liverpool. “To start with, we’ve got to do our work, I’ve to make my work.
“In the long run, we wish to achieve success. Final season they gained the Premier League so my aim is for positive to win it once more and likewise to go additional within the Champions League. I am actually formidable.”
Wirtz is very considered at Anfield having demonstrated the power to play in quite a lot of attacking positions for each membership and nation. He had been earmarked at Metropolis as a possible alternative for Kevin De Bruyne, who left on a free switch and joined Napoli.
Nevertheless, sources informed ESPN that following conversations with Leverkusen and Wirtz’s representatives, Metropolis opted to stroll away from the negotiating desk, with a supply telling ESPN that membership bosses didn’t view the deal as financially viable.
Info from ESPN’s Rob Dawson contributed to this report.
