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Bayern Munich sporting director Max Eberl lay out the pink carpet for Liverpool to signal Florian Wirtz, simply hours earlier than the Reds agreed to pay a British document switch payment to signal the Bayer Leverkusen star.
Liverpool tabled a 3rd bid to the German membership value £100m plus £14m in add-ons – and a deal was finally struck between the 2 sides after the Premier League outfit agreed to pay them a further £16m in bonuses funds.
Bayern Munich, at one stage, led the race to signal Wirtz – earlier than reluctantly conceding the benefit to Liverpool over the previous few weeks.
Simply hours earlier than the £116m deal was agreed between Liverpool and Leverkusen, in a remark which underscores the rising monetary disparity between the Premier League and its rivals, Bayern Munich chief Eberl revealed an absence of funds would have made signing Wirtz near inconceivable.
‘If I am trustworthy, I do not know if we might have paid what Liverpool are apparently paying now,’ the Bayern grandee informed Sky Germany.
‘Florian Wirtz is an impressive participant. We might have imagined signing him. However when a door closes, one other opens.’
The cash concerned within the Florian Wirtz deal is simply too nice for Bayern Munich, a membership chief mentioned
Liverpool’s third bid weighs in at £100million plus £14m in add-ons for the Germany star
Bayern sporting director Max Eberl admits Bayern Munich can solely ‘think about’ signing him
His feedback battle a latest report written by German newspaper Bild, which claimed that Bayern would have been prepared to supply the 22-year-old a greater pay packet than the Reds.
Liverpool made it clear they didn’t want to pay the £126m asking value, however have nonetheless ended up paying a British document.
The deal now exceeds the £115m Chelsea paid Brighton for Moises Caicedo in 2023.
Manchester Metropolis additionally pulled out of the race for Wirtz earlier this summer season because of the spiralling prices concerned.
Liverpool have already signed Jeremie Frimpong from Leverkusen for £29.5m and plan so as to add Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth as they appear to wrap up Wirtz.
They nonetheless have designs on bettering their ahead choices and centre of defence earlier than the tip of the summer season.
Germany worldwide Wirtz is considered among the best playmakers in European soccer and has already spoken intimately with supervisor Arne Slot over how he’ll match into the Dutchman’s plans.
