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Joe Mewis

Liverpool star Florian Wirtz 'would have gone to Real Madrid', according to Bayer Leverkusen chief - but for one reason

Florian Wirtz playing for Liverpool.

Liverpool’s £116million move for Florian Wirtz was one of the statement signings of the summer transfer window, as the Reds saw off rivals such as Bayern Munich and Manchester City to land the German playmaker.

The move was briefly a British transfer record and although the 22-year-old - who was ranked by FourFourTwo at No.1 in a list of the game’s best attacking midfielders - is yet to open his Liverpool goalscoring account, the club will be confident he will be a key player for years to come.

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