Overview

• Liverpool will pay an initial £100 million fee for Wirtz, with £16 million in add-ons tied to performance
• The deal eclipses Liverpool’s previous record of £75 million paid for Virgil van Dijk in 2017
• Wirtz overcame a 272-day recovery from an ACL tear to record 16 goals and 15 assists in Leverkusen’s domestic double-winning season
• The 22-year-old has pledged to “win everything” at Anfield as he begins life under manager Arne Slot
• Wirtz chose Liverpool over interest from Bayern Munich and Manchester City after discussions with Slot and sporting director Richard Hughes