Is the oil field broken? Birtzum is aiming for Liverpool, Korea's CB in EPL's all-time high

Jun 21, 2025

'Champion' Liverpool's summer is unusual.

Liverpool won this season. The energy of concern wrapped around Anfield as manager Jurgen Klopp, who opened a new heyday for Liverpool, left the team, but the new Arne slot manager made a remarkable achievement from the first year. Liverpool beat Arsenal and Manchester City without any special recruitment and stood at the top of the English Premier League.

Liverpool, which has seen potential under the slot manager system, is foreshadowing a huge investment. For now, he has brought Leverkusen key full-back Jeremy Frimpong to the position of Trent Alexander-Arnold, who left for Real Madrid. Liverpool re-signed Conor Bradley as a promising player, but wanted a player of class, and signed Frimpong, who had won the Leverkusen undefeated championship, for a relatively low 35 million euros.

In addition, Bournemouth is also aiming to recruit left-back Miloš Kerquez. Kerkez has been the league's best player this season as a key player in the Bournemouth sensation. Andy Robertson's degradation is the best card ever. Fabrizio Romano, who is already called the supreme authority of the European transfer market, said 'Liverpool and Kerkez have reached a personal agreement'

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The pinnacle was Florian Birtz. Liverpool finally announced the recruitment of Birz on the 21st (Korean time). The transfer fee is a whopping 116.5 million pounds (about 216 billion won). The option of £16.5 million was included for the basic £100 million.

It is a record that exceeds the highest transfer fee of 75 million pounds (about 139 billion won) recorded when Liverpool recruited Virgil van Dijk in 2018. It is the highest-ever price in the English Premier League (EPL) over £115 million that Chelsea paid Brighton to sign Moises Caicedo in August 2023.

Birtz, who emerged as the ace of German soccer by leading Leverkusen's unbeaten victory, was initially likely to go to Bayern Munich or Manchester City. Bayern was optimistic about recruiting Birtz through his good relationship with his father. But the tide has changed. Birtz wanted to go to England, and he wanted to go to Liverpool, where he had a good feeling for a long time. Birtz wants to go to Leverkusen "Liverpool only" he said. The tug-of-war continued over the transfer fee, and eventually confirmed his trip to Liverpool.

This is not the end. According to the Telegraph on the 21st, Liverpool are also looking to recruit Crystal Palace and England's key defender Mark Geghi. Liverpool are looking for Van Dijk's partner or successor, and they have spotted Guehi. Gehi is considered one of the top EPL defenders. Guehi, from Chelsea Youth, has been playing amazing since his move to Crystal Palace in the summer of 2021. He is also a key player in winning the FA Cup in the 2024-2025 season.

Another factor Liverpool expects is that they have only one year left on their contract with Crystal Palace. For Palace, if Guehi does not renew his contract, this summer is the last chance to earn a transfer fee. Currently, Palace have not revealed the size of Gehi's transfer fee, but Chelsea and Newcastle, as well as Liverpool, are expected to want a considerable transfer fee. It is a burden for Liverpool, which has already spent a lot of money.

However, if they have Guehi, Liverpool will simply build an all-time power.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.