Liverpool supporters have often heralded their club’s ability to make world-class players rather than buy them.
Under Jürgen Klopp, the Reds operated masterfully in the transfer market, often spending less than their immediate rivals but transforming those who arrived at Anfield into behemoths. They watched on gleefully as the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea misfired with mammoth fees.
However, it’s impossible to suggest that the Reds are employing the same transfer strategy with their signing of Florian Wirtz. Liverpool announced the wondrous Bayer Leverkusen playmaker and have agreed to part ways with an enormous sum for his services.
Given the eye-watering fee involved in the transfer, a few records will topple when Wirtz eventually signs for the Reds.
