Florian Wirtz transfer latest as Kelleher set to departure in £18m deal

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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4.4 • 979 Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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#LFC #LiverpoolFC #LiverpoolFootballClub Download SAILY in your app store and use our code bloodred at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. For further details go to https://saily.com/bloodred Liverpool remain determined to reach an agreement over Florian Wirtz after seeing a club-record offer of £109m turned down by Bayer Leverkusen. The Reds tabled the bid on Friday ahead of the transfer window officially opening on Sunday but Leverkusen have rejected the terms, with the Bundesliga side said to be holding out for around £125m for the German player of the year. Both clubs had been hoping for a swift resolution to the deal but an agreement has yet to be found as negotiations continue between sporting director Richard Hughes and his Leverkusen counterpart Simon Rolfes and managing director Fernando Carro. Join Paul Gorst, Ian Doyle and host Keifer MacDonald for the Mondayedition of the Blood Red podcast as they discuss the latest on Florian Wirtz and the signing of Jeremie Frimpong. Get exclusive Liverpool FC podcasts and video content everyday right here. Subscribe to the Blood Red Liverpool FC YouTube Channel and watch daily live shows HERE: https://bit.ly/3OkL9iT Listen and subscribe to the Blood Red Podcast for all your latest Liverpool FC content via Apple and Spotify: APPLE: https://bit.ly/3HfBvKq SPOTIFY: https://bit.ly/3SdsjeH Download SAILY in your app store and use our code XXXXXXXX at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. For further details go to https://saily.com/bloodred Join our Blood Red podcast group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1656599847979758/ Visit the Liverpool ECHO website: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LivEchoLFC Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LiverpoolEchoLFC Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloodred_lfc Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloodred_lfc Subscribe to us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/bloodredliverpoolfc Download our Liverpool FC app for free: Apple - https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/lfc-echo/id1255495425 Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mirror.liverpoolfc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Blood Red podcast from the Liverpool Echo, giving you the inside track on all the big talking points from Anfield.
0:09.9	Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Blood Red podcast. I'm your host, Keith McDonnell. I'm joined by Paul Gorse. Paul, how's things?
0:16.6	I'm good, yes, yes, very good. Yeah, we're sort of in the end of postseason sort of love, I guess,
0:25.0	but there's enough going on, isn't it, for us to get stuck into today,
0:28.7	and get stuck into we will.
0:30.8	Also joining me is Ian.
0:33.1	Oh, hello, sorry, what's going on there?
0:34.8	Talking to us.
0:35.8	Hello.
0:36.2	It's Ian Doyle, Dolly has things uh a lot better than they
0:39.7	now than they were a few minutes ago because I've just discovered that our producer Ian was in
0:43.9	hollyoaks once got chucked out of a pub throwing out the dog on ceremonies yeah I can't wait
0:48.3	see this yeah and he was in holyokes as well anyway continue just saying he hasn't been seen
0:52.2	in front of the camera since is he well hang Well, hang on our Everson podcast.
0:55.9	He's always the big time, isn't he?
0:58.3	I'm sorry, I'm just going to answer to you.
1:01.6	The reason why I relate to this podcast
1:03.7	is because of this very conversation
1:05.3	about Oliokes.
1:06.2	So I'll just let it.
1:06.7	Everyone knows listening.
1:07.7	I'm watching. That's the reason why.
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