Wirtz on Picking Liverpool: “This Was the Right Place for Me”Liverpool shatter English transfer record with £116M acquisition of 22-year-old German prodigy Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen. Wirtz, coveted by Bayern Munich and Manchester City, chose Liverpool to fuel his ambition for trophies. This blockbuster signing follows Frimpong’s arrival and precedes expected deals for Kerkez, a center-back, and a striker, signaling Liverpool’s intent to dominate domestically and in Europe.