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The highest transfer fee in the English Premier League (EPL) has been renewed.
Liverpool finally announced the recruitment of Florian Birz on the 21st (Korea 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 EPL's highest-ever ransom of more than £115 million that Chelsea paid Brighton to sign Moises Caicedo in August 2023.
Liverpool defeated fierce competition from Bayern Munich, Manchester City, and Real Madrid and held Birz in their arms. Born in 2003, Birtz is from Germany. It has been regarded as the most talented future in Europe in recent seasons.
The weekly wages also burst 'Jackpot' It is known that he signed a contract worth a whopping £245,000 (about 453.6 million won) even at a young age. In terms of annual salary, it amounts to 12.7 million pounds (about 23.5 billion won). It is about 12 times higher than Leverkusen's annual salary.
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Birtz became the third highest paid player after Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, who paid £400,000 a week. Making his first-team debut for Leverkusen in May 2020 at the age of 17, he became the youngest goalscorer in Bundesliga history in just 19 days.
In particular, Leverkusen played a key role in achieving an unbeaten Bundesliga victory in the 2023-2024 season. After the end of the season, he was selected as the Bundesliga's Most Valuable Player, further raising the stock price.
Last season, he proved his worth again as Leverkusen's ace. He played in 197 matches for Leverkusen, scoring 57 goals and 65 assists. In the 2024-2025 Bundesliga, he scored 10 goals and 12 assists in 31 games. He is also playing for Germany. Birtz scored seven goals in 31 A matches.
With speed and cognition, he is a dynamic playmaker with fast brain rotation and smart judgment. German football expert Raphael Honigstein told BBC"Birtz is a near-perfect player"Liverpool has recruited a superstar to show great dignity and composure. However, he will have to adapt to the speed of the Premier League and the way he is physically stronger. It could be a challenge, but he is young enough and has excellent skills."
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Birtz said on Liverpool's website that day "I'm happy and very proud. I've been waiting for a long time and it's finally over. I want to win every competition in Liverpool every year. Having won the EPL last season, my goal is to go higher in the Champions League with two consecutive losses."
He also "I'm really excited to see a new adventure unfold in the future. One of the important parts of my thinking is that I want something completely new. I wanted to leave the Bundesliga and join the EPL" he said.
And "I talked to my teammates and players, and they said the EPL was the perfect place for me. I heard that every stadium is perfect so I can enjoy every game. I'm really looking forward to the first game," he stressed.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
