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BREAKDOWN: How Wirtz's record fee will be paid by Liverpool

Paul Vegas
BREAKDOWN: How Wirtz's record fee will be paid by Liverpool
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Liverpool are paying a clear £100m up front to land Bayer Leverkusen star Florian Wirtz.

The Germany international joins the Reds for a British record fee, with the final terms settled at £116m.

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The £16m in bonuses is dependent on appearances and success, including the Premier League and Champions League titles.

The move still falls short of Bayer's initial €150m (pound;127m) demands, though the Germans did reduce their price after seeing Manchester City and Bayern Munich drop out of the race due to the valuation.

The current British record was the £115m Chelsea paid Brighton two years ago for Moises Caicedo - a fee Liverpool could've paid if the Ecuador international had agreed to move to Anfield at the time.

Wirtz was set to undergo a medical at Liverpool this week, but as talks dragged on he chose to go on holiday. As such, his tests are expected to be conducted once his summer break concludes.