Liverpool’s Wirtz Gamble Shows Bold, Calculated AmbitionLiverpool are on the cusp of making history. A £116 million fee for Florian Wirtz is set to become not just a British record, but a symbol

The 22-year-old registered 16 goals and 15 assists across 45 games in 2024-25, as Leverkusen finished second in the Bundesliga.

Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen for an initial $135 million, according to CBS Sports sources. The agreement to sign the German international could ultimately break the British transfer record set by Chelsea when they signed Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for just short of $145 million.