Importantly, Liverpool’s amortisation costs remain relatively modest. The cost of Wirtz’s transfer — plus agent fees — spreads out to around £21.8 million per season. Combined with Jeremie Frimpong’s signing, Liverpool’s amortisation increases, but still lags behind Chelsea, City, and others.

After a long transfer saga, Liverpool are close to securing the signing of Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen in what will be most expensive transfer in the club’s history at £116m. Liverpool saw

The 22-year-old registered 16 goals and 15 assists across 45 games in 2024-25, as Leverkusen finished second in the Bundesliga.