Liverpool shocked with the deal named Florian Wirtz

Liverpool - Ảnh 1. — Florian Wirtz will become a Liverpool player from today - Photo: Reuters

In total, Liverpool could have to pay up to 136 million euros to Leverkusen to own Wirtz.

Concerns from Nunez

And even if Wirtz fails to meet the performance requirements, Liverpool will still have to pay at least 117 million euros to Leverkusen. In the summer of 2022, Liverpool also made a big move when they spent 85 million euros to get Nunez from Benfica.

Overall, no one complained that Liverpool overspent at the time. They had just sold Sadio Mane, a player who could be considered a legend in Anfield history. When losing such a star, any team has to spend money to find a replacement.

How effective? After three years, Liverpool are preparing to offload striker Nunez for an expected fee of 50 million euros. Nunez has clearly been a failure. After three years, he has scored 40 goals - a number that does not meet expectations.

Nunez is not too bad, Liverpool still reaps good results, but that is thanks to the persistence of veteran Salah, as well as the high efficiency of moderate deals like Luis Diaz or Cody Gakpo.

After Nunez, Liverpool fans have reason to be wary of Florian Wirtz, who is short and has a torn ACL.

Need a breakthrough

But it is also necessary to recognize Liverpool as the most successful team in world football with "blockbuster" deals. In the era of coach Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool spent very little on transfers, they even ranked 8th in the Premier League in terms of player purchases in the period 2015-2024.

But every time Liverpool "makes a move", they are all quality contracts. Van Dijk, Szoboszlai and Alisson are 3 players worth over 60 million euros that have been brought in under coach Klopp. All are worth the money.

The Wirtz deal is more shocking because Liverpool are not lacking in attacking stars at the moment. Salah is still maintaining his top form, Diaz and Gakpo are at their peak. Szoboszlai is playing better and better. And some reserve players like Jota and Elliott are also contributing.

So what made Liverpool decide to spend so much on Wirtz? The answer: probably the brand. Over the past 15 years, billionaire John Henry's Fenway Sports Group has managed the team very well, bringing them from a declining position back to the top group in the world. More impressively, Fenway Sports Group has always emphasized stability, and spent very little on player shopping activities.

With austerity policies, Liverpool still won 1 Champions League, 2 Premier League and many other domestic cups in the past 10 years. "Winning 1 small title every year, winning 1 big title every 3 years" is how Liverpool fans talk about their ambition.

If you look at Man United, Arsenal or Tottenham, it is pride. But if you look at it from the perspective of Man City, and by extension Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, it is an inferiority complex.

There were times when Liverpool fans dreamed of winning the treble, the quadruple, but the dream was always shattered. Therefore, to break through and reach the level of Real Madrid, Fenway Sports Group needs to be bold.

After extending the contracts of Salah and Van Dijk, Liverpool still have enough strength to compete for the Premier League title in the next 2-3 seasons. But to be successful at the top, record contracts like Wirtz are necessary.

No one can guarantee the German midfielder will succeed at Anfield. But with Wirtz, Liverpool are more attractive than ever.

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