Liverpool buy Wirtz for record fee in English football

Midfielder Florian Wirtz, who plays for the German national football team and played for Bayer, has changed his German residence to English, moving to Liverpool. This was reported by the press service of the player's new club.

His transfer took place for a record 130-135 million euros for English football. The most expensive player for Liverpool was previously Uruguayan Darwin Nunez. He was acquired in 2022 for 85 million euros.

The transfer record for English football was Chelsea's purchase of Argentine Enzo Fernandez. In 2023, they paid 121 million euros for him.

Liverpool's new signing Wirtz is 22 years old. He has played for Bayer for the past five years. During this time, he has played almost 200 matches. He has scored almost 60 goals and made 65 assists.

Last season, he and the club became German champions, won the cup and the super cup. He was named the best player in the national championship. Wirtz has already played more than 30 matches for the national team, scoring 7 goals and making the same number of assists.

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