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Liverpool to sign Florian Wirtz! Premier League champions agree €150m package for Bayer Leverkusen playmaker with British transfer record about to be smashed

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<p>The Reds have spent the last few days in talks with Bayer Leverkusen and have now clinched a deal, reports <a href="https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1932537807039603095?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1932537807039603095%7Ctwgr%5E8f77ec20597d14375ad6d1f5139a858bfe50e260%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Feu-app.contentstack.com%2F%2Fstack%2Fbltcc7a7ffd2fbf71f5%2Fcontent-type%2Fslide_list%2Fen%2Fentry%2Fblta3c37cbf744d0d20%2Fedit" target="_blank">Fabrizio Romano</a>. Wirtz will now head to Anfield for his medical and to sign his contract.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Wirtz is considered one of the best attacking midfielders in world football after starring in Bayer Leverkusen's Bundesliga title win in 2023-24, before scoring 16 goals and assisting 15 in the most recent campaign. </p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>The deal taking Wirtz to Liverpool is set to beat the current British record, currently held by Moises Caicedo's £115m move to Chelsea.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Wirtz is set to star in a Liverpool side aiming to defend the Premier League title for the first time. He will join up with former Bayer Leverkusen full-back Jeremie Frimpong, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/liverpool-first-signing-premier-league-champions-%C2%A330m-jeremie-frimpong-release-clause-netherlands-star-trent-alexander-arnold/bltd67472965bb6bf30" target="_blank">who has also signed for Arne Slot's side</a>.</p>

WHAT'S NEXT FOR LIVERPOOL?

Liverpool to sign Florian Wirtz! Premier League champions agree €150m package for Bayer Leverkusen playmaker with British transfer record about to be smashed | Goal.com

Liverpool have agreed a €150m deal to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, smashing the British transfer record.

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