🚨 Wirtz set to cost much less, reports: Bayer and LFC agree on fee | OneFootball

The transfer poker for Florian Wirtz has been going on for weeks, but now the clubs are said to have clarified the last details. According to current consistent media reports from England and Germany, only the medical check is still standing in the way of the deal.

However, the well-known transfer experts in the scene have now raised a much bigger puzzle with the details. The 'kicker' and 'Sky' reporter Florian Plettenberg report consistently that Liverpool will pay a fixed transfer fee of 130-135 million euros for Wirtz, and the sum could increase to up to 150 million euros through various bonuses.

In contrast, there are the reports from England's transfer guru David Ornstein from 'The Athletic' and the also well-informed Andy Hunter from 'The Guardian'. The two Englishmen estimate the transfer fee at "only" 100 million pounds and 16 million pounds in bonuses, which is equivalent to approximately 117.5 million euros and almost 19 million euros in bonuses. With a possible total sum of a maximum of 136.5 million euros, the Englishmen thus locate the transfer fee significantly lower than their German colleagues. If not all bonuses are achieved, the transfer could ultimately not even go through as the most expensive Bundesliga sale in history.

Ousmane Dembélé currently holds this status, who switched from Dortmund to Barcelona in 2017 for 135 million euros.

So, is Wirtz significantly cheaper than thought? If you believe the reports from England, Liverpool FC has managed to negotiate down the transfer fee originally demanded by Bayer Leverkusen after all.

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