{"id":197712,"date":"2025-06-19T17:41:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T17:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/197712\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T17:41:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T17:41:13","slug":"florian-wirtz-lands-at-manchester-airport-on-private-jet-ahead-of-116million-record-breaking-switch-to-liverpool-with-move-likely-to-be-confirmed-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/197712\/","title":{"rendered":"Florian Wirtz lands at Manchester Airport on private jet ahead of \u00a3116MILLION record-breaking switch to Liverpool &#8211; with move likely to be confirmed TOMORROW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-3557\/adam-pogrund.html\" class=\"author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ADAM POGRUND<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/follow?screen_name=adampogrund&amp;tw_p=followbutton\" class=\"twitter-follow-author\"><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-684\/tamara-prenn.html\" class=\"author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TAMARA PRENN<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  13:15 EDT, 19 June 2025   |  Updated:  13:32 EDT, 19 June 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/florian-wirtz\/index.html\" id=\"mol-0e3b02d0-4d31-11f0-9f8d-8d6a4bd91439\" rel=\"noopener\">Florian Wirtz<\/a> has landed at <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/manchester-airport\/index.html\" id=\"mol-12a879a0-4d32-11f0-9f8d-8d6a4bd91439\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester Airport<\/a> ahead of his British record \u00a3116million transfer to <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/liverpool\/index.html\" id=\"mol-0e39f160-4d31-11f0-9f8d-8d6a4bd91439\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The German playmaker landed at 4.42pm on Thursday and is set to become Liverpool&#8217;s second major signing of the summer window after they also scooped Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Wirtz arrived in Manchester before his medical which is reportedly taking place on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He flew from Cologne airport having arrived in a people carrier as his move nears completion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Liverpool are close to pulling off the transfer coup after beating\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/bayern-munich\/index.html\" id=\"mol-2c72dcb0-4d21-11f0-a373-e7a926ef6696\" rel=\"noopener\">Bayern Munich<\/a> and <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/manchester-city\/index.html\" id=\"mol-2c746350-4d21-11f0-a373-e7a926ef6696\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester City<\/a> to the superstar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Wirtz is set to command a fee worth a staggering \u00a3116m, with a \u00a3100m base fee guaranteed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-394cd8b2cef82bd6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99542815-0-image-a-1_1750352385919.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Wirtz has landed at Manchester Airport ahead of his British record \u00a3116million transfer\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Wirtz has landed at Manchester Airport ahead of his British record \u00a3116million transfer\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ddb61bacc6e14d60\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99538457-14829153-image-a-11_1750346227180.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Wirtz arrived at Cologne Bonn Airport on Thursday morning ahead of his Liverpool move\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Wirtz arrived at Cologne Bonn Airport on Thursday morning ahead of his Liverpool move<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-4c70aa89d81d70e1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99538827-14829153-image-a-20_1750346951912.jpg\" height=\"393\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The 22-year-old is set to break the British transfer record with his upcoming move to Anfield\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The 22-year-old is set to break the British transfer record with his upcoming move to Anfield<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The combined fee will see the star become the most expensive British transfer in history, taking the honour from a midfielder once eyed by Liverpool &#8211; Chelsea &#8216;s Moises Caicedo.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">According to Sky Sports Germany, the medical will take place in part on Thursday afternoon, with further details confirmed on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-14824921\/Florian-Wirtzs-parents-set-8-6m-payday-negotiating-German-stars-116m-Liverpool.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Reports on Wednesday <\/a>suggested that Wirtz&#8217;s parents, Hans and Karin, are set for a bumper payday after having played a role in negotiating his five-year contract.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Wirtz&#8217;s parents are reportedly going to receive a hefty commission totalling around\u00a0\u00a38.6m (\u20ac10m), after taking the reins in talks rather than negotiating via an agency.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">When in England, Wirtz will link up with Liverpool&#8217;s first transfer of the summer, his former Bayer Leverkusen team-mate Frimpong.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Wirtz and Frimpong &#8211; who completed his own \u00a329.5m transfer to Liverpool earlier this month &#8211;<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-14824087\/Liverpool-bromance-Florian-Wirtz-Jeremie-Frimpong-Anfield.html\" rel=\"noopener\"> shared a photo of themselves on a boat <\/a>soaking up the sun off the coast of Montenegro earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They are likely to be linking up on the pitch soon after enjoying plenty of success together in Germany.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The duo won a domestic double under Xabi Alonso in 2023-24, before adding the German Super Cup to their collection last season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Alonso has now moved on to manage Real Madrid, while Frimpong is settling into life at Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-7d5aab52ac0d78f3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99538825-14829153-image-a-21_1750346956515.jpg\" height=\"1133\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Fans tracked the player's flight as he left Germany and prepared for his move to Liverpool\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Fans tracked the player&#8217;s flight as he left Germany and prepared for his move to Liverpool\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-d869a93f36fd7304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99538829-14829153-image-a-22_1750346964518.jpg\" height=\"752\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Wirtz will see a familiar face at the training ground in former Leverkusen player Frimpong\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Wirtz will see a familiar face at the training ground in former Leverkusen player Frimpong<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a9d0bde44b70fb9a\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99538835-14829153-image-a-23_1750346968790.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The midfielder is set to hand his parents a bumper payday as part of his negotiating team\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The midfielder is set to hand his parents a bumper payday as part of his negotiating team<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Wirtz will be by his side shortly, barring any unforeseen setbacks, and has his parents to thank for securing his switch to Merseyside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They were made to work for their commission as well, with Leverkusen initially playing hardball when Liverpool first made their approach for Wirtz.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Liverpool had bids of around \u00a3100m and \u00a3110m knocked back, but eventually reached an agreement with the Bundesliga side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Premier League champions are also eyeing a deal to sign Bournemouth&#8217;s Milos Kerkez.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The defender&#8217;s father &#8211; and agent &#8211; Sebastijan has claimed that a move is a &#8216;done deal&#8217;, despite the Cherries driving a hard bargain at the negotiating table.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Bournemouth are believed to be holding out for \u00a345m, but Sebastijan was adamant that save for a few minor details, his son will head to Anfield.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;It&#8217;s only Liverpool for us and we&#8217;re not going anywhere else and we won&#8217;t talk to other clubs,&#8217; sadi Sebastijan. &#8216;Everything is done between us (personal terms) we just need to sort out some details but it&#8217;s basically a done deal.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Florian Wirtz lands at Manchester Airport on private jet ahead of \u00a3116MILLION record-breaking switch to Liverpool &#8211; with move likely to be confirmed TOMORROW<\/p>\n<p>        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By ADAM POGRUND and TAMARA PRENN Published: 13:15 EDT, 19 June 2025 | Updated: 13:32 EDT, 19 June&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":197713,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[3018,748,92,393,2912,94,4884,179,1127,2314,93,100,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-197712","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-bayer-leverkusen","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-dailymail","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-florian-wirtz","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-liverpool","16":"tag-liverpool-transfer-news","17":"tag-manchester-airport","18":"tag-sport","19":"tag-transfer-news","20":"tag-uk","21":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114711264395404128","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197712"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197712\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/197713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}