Florian Wirtz update gives Liverpool ‘high hopes' | OneFootball

Liverpool’s high hopes

Kicker reports that Liverpool have put in an offer for Wirtz, along with Bayern Munich. They also make it clear that Wirtz and his parents (who are also his agents) have discussed terms with both clubs and Man City.

But there’s a line in that report that ‘one of the two English clubs’ have ‘high hopes’ and are in a ‘very good position’. In light of City pulling out on Monday, it suggests that club is Liverpool.

And that’s quite the turnaround here. Liverpool have gone from not even in the race to feeling good about their chances in the space of a few weeks.

So where do things go from here?

It’s arguable that Bayern simply can’t afford Wirtz this summer. Their best chance of landing him from Leverkusen is waiting another year so he only has one season remaining on his contract.

Leverkusen would, quite obviously, much prefer to sell this summer and get the ‘full’ fee. They’d also prefer not to sell to Bayern.

It makes Liverpool Leverkusen’s preferred negotiating partner by some distance. The problem is that Wirtz can simply wait out a move if he wants - ultimately, this entire saga hinges on the player and his preferred destination.

But does he want to wait a year? That’s losing out on a lot of money, after all, as well as a competitive season. Leverkusen will likely go through a transitional season with a lot of change.