Florian Wirtz‘s record-breaking transfer to Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen should become official on Friday, according to Fabrizio Romano.
The Germany international is on the verge of completing a blockbuster transfer to Anfield after Arne Slot’s side reached a full agreement with Bayer Leverkusen last week.
And Romano has now confirmed the schedule for Wirtz’s official signing at Liverpool.
What did Romano say?
“We now have the schedule for Florian Wirtz’s transfer to Liverpool,” Romano told his YouTube channel.
“He will arrive on Thursday in Merseyside. The medical is booked on Friday, so the idea is for Wirtz to complete his transfer on Friday and sign a five year contract as a Liverpool player.
“And then we will have the official announcement of Wirtz as a Liverpool player, the most expensive signing in the history of the club.”
The news comes as a big boost for Liverpool, who have already signed Jeremie Frimpong from Leverkusen this summer, and are set to bring in Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth.
Wirtz had initially seemed likely to join Bayern this summer.
The German media reported that Wirtz gave Bayern his word that he would join them in 2025 if they could agree a fee with Leverkusen. If this couldn’t be agreed then he would sign in 2026.
This all changed, though, when Liverpool made their move and blew Bayern out of the water.
Wirtz at Bayer Leverkusen
Wirtz joined Bayer Leverkusen at the age of 16 after spending 10 years at youth club FC Koln.
He immediately developed into one of the most exciting young talents in German football, becoming Leverkusen’s youngest-ever Bundesliga debutant at the age of just 17 years and 15 days.
His rapid rise was tested when he tore his ACL as an 18 year old in 2022.
After missing 10 months of action, Wirtz returned and he soon reached even bigger heights during a historic 2023-24 season.
Leverkusen went the entire Bundesliga season unbeaten as they stormed to the title. They also won the DFB-Pokal and went so close to an unbeaten treble as they fell at the final hurdle in the Europa League final to Atalanta.
Wirtz played a key role in Leverkusen’s success with 18 goals and 20 assists in all competitions.
He was named Bundesliga Player of the Season and also impressed at Euro 2024 with two goals before Germany’s controversial quarter final exit to Spain.
Wirtz also impressed in the 2024-25 despite Leverkusen falling short in the Bundesliga and Champions League – beaten by Bayern Munich in both competitions.
The attacking midfielder scored 16 goals and provided 15 assists in all competitions.
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