Pretty much a Wirtz case scenario for the Bavarians.
News broke this morning that Liverpool FC had suddenly pulled ahead in the race for Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Germany men’s national team star Florian Wirtz — at Bayern Munich’s expense.
Now, the mega-transfer — Leverkusen has reportedly been holding out for some €150M — is looking close to happening.
Sky Sport DE journalist Florian Plettenberg confirmed the state of play:
Liverpool FC had already agreed all important personal terms with Florian #Wirtz – just like FC Bayern. Internally at #LFC, the club’s record transfer had already been approved, as reported today in our show.
The final “yes” from the player came today. Arne Slot personally spoke with Wirtz.
Liverpool are now preparing the official offer. Leverkusen are very optimistic that an agreement with LFC will be reached shortly. Wirtz turned down Bayern today.
@SkySportDE
That’s that, then? Bayern’s long, public courtship of Wirtz has apparently come to nothing, and the Germany MNT pairing of Wirtz with Bayern’s Jamal Musiala will not be duplicated at club level.
It will be interesting to see what Slot and Liverpool have in mind for the 22-year-old…
The Bavarian Podcast Works — Weekend Warm-up Show has dropped and we have a full slate of topics! Let’s talk about where things stand between Bayern Munich and Florian Wirtz and which transfer is more important — Wirtz or Jonathan Tah? Plus, we’ve got our official Weekend Warm-up Bundesliga Team of the Season and a follow-up on Bayern Munich’s developmental woes that could be leaving doubt about a couple of prized prospects. You can get the show on Patreon, Spotify, or below:
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