Players can be written off or worshipped after their first game with £116m signing Florian Wirtz creating plenty of interest after his Reds’ debut. It’s not just the Anfield faithful who will be watching either as rivals look to pounce on the record transfer fee.

Liverpool have broken their transfer record for the signing of Germany international Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, the club announced on Friday. ESPN previously reported the deal to be worth a total of £116 million ($156.27 million) -- it includes an initial £100 million payment with £16 million in add-ons.

The Athletic reports that Liverpool’s 2023-24 turnover exceeded £600m, a season which only included Europa League football. With the return of Champions League action and a title win last season, 2024-25 revenues are expected to have hit over £700m — a feat previously only managed by Manchester City.

Jamie Carragher made four bold transfer predictions for Liverpool in April, and three of them have come right until now.

Former Bayern Munich goalkeeper Oliver Kahn has opened up on why he believes his old club lost out on Florian Wirtz to Liverpool. The Germany international recently became the tenth player to break the Anfield club’s transfer record in the Premier League era last month.

Former Liverpool defender Markus Babbel believes that, despite the high transfer fee, Florian Wirtz offers the Reds great value even with the 22-year-old German playmaker potentially becoming a Britis

“In the end, it was a matter of nuances,” Wirtz’s father and co-agent Hans-Joachim told Spiegel. “The decision ultimately had to do with the different sporting situations and Florian’s role. And financially, there weren’t any major differences between the two clubs anyway.”

After the news of Xabi Alonso's departure from Bayer Leverkusen, the club's star player, Florian Wirtz, is also expected to leave the club this summer. His contract expires in the summer of 2027 ...

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