There have been some very tough rounds of negotiations. Liverpool and Florian Wirtz agreed early on, Bayer Leverkusen would make sure that the sale profit on the former academy player would be pushed as high as possible. Bids of 130 million euros are said to have been blithely rejected, demands for 150 million euros are said to have been sent to Liverpool. On Friday, the parties agreed.
On Friday morning, The Athletic’s David Ornstein reported that Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen had finally agreed.
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Ornstein could also tell what the award for the ball artist Wirtz ended up at. The Times also confirms the agreement is in place. Liverpool pay €136.3 million in this record-breaking transfer.
For Arne Slot, the Frimpong and Wirtz signings mean that Liverpool already stand as one of the transfer winners in the Premier League.
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