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Jamie Spencer

EXPLAINED: I didn t expect florian wirtz reveals what convinced him to join liverpool | Vintage Vibes

Florian Wirtz is officially a Liverpool player. | X/Liverpool

Florian Wirtz has revealed that Liverpool “really convinced” him to make a British record move from Bayer Leverkusen, admitting it initially wasn’t an easy decision to leave his native Germany.

On Friday night, Wirtz became the most expensive player ever signed by a British club, completing a £116 million ($156.1 million) transfer from Bayer Leverkusen.

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