Liverpool have been very energetic within the switch market this summer season, and signing quantity two has now been made official by the Premier League champions.
Earlier in June, Liverpool introduced the signing of Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen, who has been introduced in to switch Trent Alexander-Arnold after his transfer to Actual Madrid. And a second participant from the Bundesliga facet will now proceed their profession at Anfield.
On Friday, Liverpool made the long-awaited announcement that Florian Wirtz has joined the membership from Leverkusen.
Liverpool have accomplished €150m signing of Florian Wirtz
As beforehand reported by Fabrizio Romano, Liverpool can pay a complete of €150m for the signing of Wirtz, which makes him the membership’s new file arrival. On high of this, he’s pencilled in to earn a base wage of £200,000 per week, making him one of many highest earners in Arne Slot’s first group squad.
Liverpool have very excessive hopes for Wirtz, and that has been made clear within the funds splashed out to convey him in. Alongside Mohamed Salah, he would be the membership’s major attacking hope, however there’s little doubt that there will likely be large strain on him to carry out within the Premier League and Champions League.
Wirtz is signing quantity two for Liverpool this summer season, and quantity three is anticipated to observe shortly – that being Milos Kerkez. A deal has been agreed for the Bournemouth left-back, who is anticipated to hitch for a payment within the area of £40m.
And Liverpool is not going to be executed there. They’re additionally eyeing a transfer for Marc Guehi as a substitute for Jarell Quansah, who is anticipated to maneuver within the path that Wirtz got here from. There may be additionally curiosity in Alexander Isak, though agreeing a cope with Newcastle will likely be extraordinarily tough to perform.
What Florian Wirtz stated about Liverpool switch
Chatting with the membership’s official web site, Wirtz stated: “I really feel very pleased and really proud. Lastly it’s executed and I used to be ready for a very long time – lastly it’s executed and I’m actually pleased.”
On his resolution to hitch the Reds, he added: “I simply thought that it was the appropriate level in my profession to make the subsequent step and naturally I needed to get to a membership that’s from the highest three on the planet, and for my part Liverpool was one among them.
“I simply noticed myself in the most effective arms in Liverpool. I used to be actually satisfied by the individuals right here, by the concept, and all the things what the membership presents me was actually good. And in the long run [it was] additionally simple to be excited for me to return to Liverpool.”
