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·18 Juni 2025
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·18 Juni 2025
FSG have been told they can buy an entire La Liga club for the price of Florian Wirtz. So what's the better deal?
Liverpool will shatter their transfer record this summer with Florian Wirtz. The deal should go through on Friday, costing the Reds an initial £100m.
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It's incredible, really. FSG have consistently run Liverpool as a financially cautious club, refusing to pay over the odds for anyone. They don't even like paying wages to players over 30, hence the mad situation with contracts last season.
And yet here they are, ready to shell out a potential €150m for Wirtz. It's something that shows just how highly-rated the German is.
Liverpool feel he can be the face of the club going forward and help lead the post-Mo Salah era at Anfield. And if they're certain of that, it's definitely worth €150m.
But here's some perspective for you: they could have an entire La Liga club for that.
Recent reports suggest FSG hope to buy Getafe as they bid to expand their portfolio of football teams. Liverpool are currently their 'only' club - but they want to change that.
Now, putting feelings on multi-club ownership to one side, that's an ambitious plan. Getafe aren't a minnow but a team that has consistently competed in La Liga for the last 20 years, only dropping back to the second tier for a single season.
And now Marca, the Madrid-based Spanish daily, have weighed in on the potential deal. They've called it a 'bombshell' for the city, but also claim that 'experts' value the top-end of Getafe's price to be around €150m.
Or in other words, the same figure FSG and Liverpool are shelling out for Wirtz. The Reds, or at least their ownership, could legitimately buy an entire La Liga club for the amount they're spending on Wirtz.
Football really is getting more and more insane.