Liverpool haven’t needed to wait lengthy for a response from Bayer Leverkusen to their newest supply for Florian Wirtz.
On Friday, The Athletic reported that the Reds had submitted an ‘improved second bid’ to the Bundesliga runners-up price as much as £109m, ‘a top-end quantity’ comprising a assured price and potential add-ons.
Christian Falk has revealed that the 22-year-old would favor a transfer to Anfield over Bayern Munich as a consequence of Arne Slot convincing him that he’d have ‘possession of the quantity 10 position’ with the Premier League champions, one thing he couldn’t be ensures on the Allianz Area as a consequence of Jamal Musiala’s presence.
Leverkusen reject Liverpool’s newest supply for Wirtz
As reported by Paul Joyce for The Occasions on Friday night time, Liverpool have acquired a swift reply from Leverkusen concerning their newest try and signal Wirtz.
The £109m supply hasn’t been accepted by the Bundesliga outfit, though the journalist insisted that the importance of the bid ‘shouldn’t be underestimated’.
There’s additionally a hopeful observe for Reds followers, who’re suggested that ‘there isn’t a sense that an accord is not going to be reached over the approaching days’.
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Liverpool might find yourself spending round £125m to signal Wirtz
Dependable experiences had indicated that Leverkusen set an asking value of €150m (£126.5m) for Wirtz, so Liverpool would’ve been conscious from the get-go that they’d probably have to enter the unchartered territory of a £100m+ signing in the event that they’re to safe the German’s signature.
FSG had been by no means prone to dive in head-first with a proposal to match the Bundesliga membership’s reported price ticket, as a substitute coming in decrease to check the waters with the BayArena hierarchy and maybe see how a lot compromise they might obtain.
Plainly, ought to the deal get executed, the eventual price will are available in at across the £125m mark that Die Werkself had been demanding. To spend that a lot on one participant would symbolize a rare present of religion from LFC, however the worth of their newest supply clearly exhibits how excessive they’re keen to go in an effort to land him.
With Wirtz himself eager on becoming a member of Liverpool, an improved third bid may simply be sufficient to get the inexperienced mild from Leverkusen, who’ll recognise that it could possibly be nigh-on inconceivable for them to maintain maintain of the participant for subsequent season.
The price they’ll ultimately financial institution from promoting the 22-year-old (on prime of the £30m they’re set to obtain for Jeremie Frimpong) might fund a switch bonanza for Erik ten Hag this summer season, and this has the makings of a transaction which’ll in the end fulfill all events, assuming there are not any nasty curveballs thrown into the combo.
