Liverpool haven’t needed to wait lengthy for a response from Bayer Leverkusen to their newest provide for Florian Wirtz.
On Friday, The Athletic reported that the Reds had submitted an ‘improved second bid’ to the Bundesliga runners-up value as much as £109m, ‘a top-end quantity’ comprising a assured payment and potential add-ons.
Christian Falk has revealed that the 22-year-old would favor a transfer to Anfield over Bayern Munich on account of Arne Slot convincing him that he’d have ‘possession of the quantity 10 function’ with the Premier League champions, one thing he couldn’t be ensures on the Allianz Area on account of Jamal Musiala’s presence.
Leverkusen reject Liverpool’s newest provide for Wirtz
As reported by Paul Joyce for The Occasions on Friday night time, Liverpool have obtained a swift reply from Leverkusen relating to their newest try and signal Wirtz.
The £109m provide 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 be aware for Reds followers, who’re suggested that ‘there isn’t a sense that an accord won’t be reached over the approaching days’.
Liverpool might find yourself spending round £125m to signal Wirtz
Dependable studies had indicated that Leverkusen set an asking worth of €150m (£126.5m) for Wirtz, so Liverpool would’ve been conscious from the get-go that they’d doubtless must enter the unchartered territory of a £100m+ signing in the event that they’re to safe the German’s signature.
FSG have been by no means more likely to dive in head-first with a proposal to match the Bundesliga membership’s reported price ticket, as an alternative coming in decrease to check the waters with the BayArena hierarchy and maybe see how a lot compromise they might obtain.
It appears that evidently, ought to the deal get performed, the eventual payment will are available at across the £125m mark that Die Werkself have been demanding. To spend that a lot on one participant would signify a unprecedented present of religion from LFC, however the worth of their newest provide clearly reveals how excessive they’re prepared to go as a way to land him.
With Wirtz himself eager on becoming a member of Liverpool, an improved third bid would possibly simply be sufficient to get the inexperienced gentle from Leverkusen, who’ll recognise that it could possibly be nigh-on unattainable for them to maintain maintain of the participant for subsequent season.
The payment 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 combination.
