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Ewan Ross-Murray

‘Right Thing’—Arne Slot's Role in Florian Wirtz Joining Liverpool Revealed

Liverpool smashed their club record transfer fee to sign Florian Wirtz. | Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images

Liverpool chairman Tom Werner says it was the “right decision” to spend £116 million ($159 million) on Florian Wirtz.

The Reds have paid Bayer Leverkusen a guaranteed fee of £100 million ($137.1 million) for the attacking midfielder—smashing the British transfer record in the process—and could pay a further £16 million ($21.9 million) in performance-related add-ons.

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