Liverpool agree British record £116m fee for Florian Wirtz | OneFootball

Liverpool have agreed a British record fee of €136.3million (£116m) to sign Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz.

The two teams have reached a final agreement on the transfer fee following productive talks. Wirtz will sign a five-year deal with the Premier League champions, in a transfer that represents a club record and potential new British record figure.

Liverpool will pay an initial fee of £100m for the 22-year-old, that could rise to £16m with add-ons if clauses are met.

It eclipses the previous club-record £75m deal that took Virgil van Dijk to Anfield from Southampton in 2018. Should the clauses be met, the deal will also eclipse Moises Caicedo’s £115m British record move to Chelsea from Brighton.

Wirtz will become Liverpool’s second signing of the summer from the German side, following the arrival of Jeremie Frimpong. He arrives having established a reputation as one of Europe’s best young talents, earning back-to-back Bundesliga Player of the Year awards.

Wirtz was an integral part of Leverkusen’s maiden title success in 2023/24, as the club won their first-ever league title under former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso. In the process, Leverkusen became Germany’s first champions to lift the Bundesliga without losing a game.

Last season, Wirtz scored 16 goals and provided 15 assists in 45 matches across all competitions. Across Europe’s top five leagues, he is one of just two players to record 10+ goals and 10+ assists in each of the last two league seasons, alongside Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah.

Liverpool have seen off competition from Bayern Munich and Manchester City to sign Wirtz. The formalities of the transfer will be completed upon his return from holiday.

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