Wirtz had grown up in a family that refused to compromise his development, nor that of his sister Juliane, who plays for Werder Bremen. His father Hans remains the chairman of Grun-Weiss Brauweiler, Wirtz's childhood was framed around the local football team. He grew up with a ball attached to his feet.

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Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen for an initial $135 million, according to CBS Sports sources. The agreement to sign the German international could ultimately break the British transfer record set by Chelsea when they signed Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for just short of $145 million.

Joshua Kimmich has conceded that Bayern Munich is in urgent need of bolstering its attack after the club missed out on securing Florian Wirtz, who opted for Liverpool instead. On Friday, the Reds agreed a deal potentially setting a new British record at $157 million for Bayer Leverkusen star Wirtz.

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Liverpool will eventually pay a British record transfer fee for Florian Wirtz while Manchester City have paid just £30.5m for Rayan Cherki.