US EditionLiverpool signs Germany midfielder Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen
- Liverpool signed German midfielder Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen for £116.5 million on June 20, 2025, securing a five-year contract.
- The transfer followed Liverpool's ambition to strengthen creativity and fend off competition from Bayern Munich, Manchester City, and Real Madrid.
- Wirtz, 22, scored 16 goals last term and helped Leverkusen win the German Super Cup and a title in the 2023-24 season.
- The deal makes Wirtz Liverpool's most expensive signing and third highest-paid player, earning £245,000 weekly or £12.7 million annually with bonuses.
- Wirtz aims to win trophies at Liverpool and is expected to play a key role in their Premier League and Champions League campaigns next season.
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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.
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