Report: Agent reveals Florian Wirtz Real Madrid ‘wish’ and Florentino Perez message | OneFootball

Florian Wirtz, Real Madrid Dream and Liverpool Reality

Credit to BILD for bringing to light comments that will inevitably stir intrigue on Merseyside. Florian Wirtz has been at Liverpool for barely half a season, yet his future is already being discussed in the language of destiny and desire.

Volker Struth, never shy of ambition for his client, has made clear where he would ultimately like the German to land. For now, though, Anfield remains both stage and proving ground.

Agent Ambition Raises Eyebrows

Struth revealed the scale of his thinking in typically forthright fashion. Speaking about the period before Wirtz joined Liverpool, he said: “During the period when a move to Liverpool or Bayern was being discussed, I called Xabi Alonso and told him: ‘You have to take the lad from Leverkusen with you to Real’.

Xabi is said to have replied: “You don’t have to tell me that, you have to tell Florentino Perez.”

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“So I actually sent him a message: ‘Dear Florentino, I’ve told you many times before: I have a player here whom I would highly recommend. Florian Wirtz makes every team in the world better.’”

Struth then added: “That year, it simply wasn’t the right time due to the squad and the budget.

“Even Real Madrid’s coffers aren’t always overflowing. But my wish remains that Florian will play there one day.”

It is a remarkable admission. Few agents would openly outline such direct contact with Real Madrid’s hierarchy, fewer still while their client is in the infancy of a record breaking move elsewhere.

Growth at Anfield

Wirtz arrived for £116m in summer 2025, a fee that carries both expectation and scrutiny. His early months were uneven, critics quick to question whether the Bundesliga brilliance would translate. In recent weeks, though, the texture of his game has shifted.

Six goals and eight assists suggest adaptation rather than anxiety. His understanding with Hugo Ekitike has grown into something instinctive, a partnership built on angles and timing. As one observer might put it, Wirtz is beginning to look less like a signing and more like a solution.

Xabi Alonso previously described him as a ‘really special’ player. That judgement feels increasingly sound.

Our View – Anfield Index Analysis

From a Liverpool supporter’s perspective, this report lands with mixed emotion. On one hand, it is flattering that Real Madrid are spoken of in the same breath as a player who wears red. On the other, it feels premature.

Wirtz has only just begun to find rhythm. Six goals and eight assists are encouraging, yet there is clearly more to come. Fans will argue that his ceiling should be explored fully at Anfield, not framed as stepping stone to Spain.

There is also context. Liverpool invested £116m and entrusted him with creative responsibility in a side reshaping under Slot. Supporters want reassurance that ambition runs both ways. If his agent dreams of Madrid, fans will dream of titles built around him.

Crucially, his partnership with Ekitike hints at something sustainable. If that chemistry blossoms into 20 plus goal contributions this season, talk of Madrid will feel distant rather than inevitable.

For now, Liverpool’s priority is simple. Keep him fit, keep him central, and let his football speak louder than his agent’s wishes.