Liverpool are poised to pay £8.55million to the parents of Florian Wirtz as they edge closer to securing the German international’s signature from Bayer Leverkusen. The 22-year-old is expected to ink a deal with the Reds until 2030, in what could end up being a British record transfer.
The Merseyside club are reportedly shelling out £116million, including add-ons, making Wirtz their second highest earner, only behind Mohamed Salah. However, it’s not just Wirtz who stands to gain from this move. His career has been managed by his parents rather than an agency, and they have been instrumental in negotiating this deal. Hans and Karin Wirtz accompanied their son to England last month for talks and will receive a substantial cut from the deal.
According to Bild they will pocket £8.55m over the duration of their son’s contract with Liverpool. Wirtz is scheduled to undergo his medical on Friday after a brief holiday following his UEFA Nations League duties with Germany.
The creative midfielder is set to join Liverpool’s recent signing Jeremie Frimpong. It’s been a busy summer at Anfield with Trent Alexander-Arnold and Caoimhin Kelleher bidding farewell to the club.
The acquisition of Wirtz will soon be followed by Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth.
Negotiations between Liverpool and Bournemouth are ongoing, with the Cherries having already secured left-back Adrien Truffert from Rennes in a £14.5 million deal.
Arne Slot hinted at a proactive approach at the end of last season, stating: “We just want good players and ideally you sign them as soon as you can.
“But it’s not always easy to sign good players, let alone to sign them early in the window. But this club doesn’t start working from today onwards.
“There is so much hard work being done behind the scenes already this season to find out which targets we have and try to sign them. I have all the confidence that if we’ve addressed the right player that we try to sign that player.”