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Wirtz Set to Join Liverpool

ESPN FC

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Sports, Soccer

4.22.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

The FC crew react to Liverpool reaching an agreement to sign Florian Wirtz and argue how the German will fit into Arne Slot's side. The guys also react to Manchester City's transfer window so far and question if the players the club have signed in the last year are good enough for Pep Guardiola. Plus, the crew argue if Thomas Tuchel has proven to be an upgrade for England. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome everybody into the ESPN FC Studios for this, the latest edition of the show alongside Ale Mereno, Don Hutchison.

0:11.8

Steve Nicol. I'm Sebastian Salazar. We have indeed put together quite an impressive panel, but it's not just the four of us.

0:17.9

We'll be joined as well. Our good friend and colleague Mark Ogden, there he is.

0:22.0

Good to have, Mark.

0:23.2

He's one of our experts when it comes to the world of transfers,

0:25.3

and we've got a big, big transfer to discuss.

0:27.4

It's not official yet, but it's Fabrizio Romano official.

0:31.0

Florian Vert making the move to Liverpool for a reported fee of 150 million euros.

0:39.4

That's a club record for Liverpool and nearly double the previous club record, which I spent on Darwin Nunez, as you can see there, just about

0:44.3

three years ago. Mark, I want to start with you on this because it's a Premier League record as

0:48.6

well. It's easy to get blown away by the numbers. Should we be? Well, it's not done yet. I have to

0:54.1

say that first of all, obviously the window closed in Europe today Well, it's not done yet. I have to say that, first of all,

0:54.9

obviously the window closed in Europe today,

0:56.8

and it's not done yet that that is a big leap

0:58.9

from what Liverpool previously offered.

1:00.5

So I think there's still a bit of work to be done.

1:01.8

So I think we all know that Flavian Verges

1:04.3

is going to be a Liverpool player soon,

1:05.8

but I still think there's a bit of negotiating

1:07.3

to do between the two clubs. So yes, it will happen, but it's not happen yet. But ultimately, it will be a British record.

1:12.8

Transfer, it'll be one of the biggest transfers ever.

1:15.1

And I think Liverpool are paying for, as you know,

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