Overview
- Speaking on Sport1's Doppelpass, Fernando Carro said Leverkusen was prepared to make an unprecedented salary exception to try to extend Florian Wirtz.
- Carro noted the club usually keeps new signings' wages in balance but would have crossed its internal line for Wirtz.
- He acknowledged that Bayern Munich and Liverpool can pay significantly more than Leverkusen.
- Wirtz transferred in the summer to Liverpool for about €150 million, becoming the most expensive German footballer.
- Carro said Wirtz decided on his own without external agents, his parents respected the choice, and reports of a prior agreement with Bayern were never correct.