Florian wirtz's liverpool transfer takes new twist after munich 'secret' meeting

FLORIAN WIRTZ IS EXPECTED TO SEAL A £126M MOVE TO LIVERPOOL IN THE SUMMER TRANSFER WINDOW AFTER HE DECIDED AGAINST JOINING BAYERN MUNICH, WHO HELD A 'SECRET' MEETING 21:30, 29 May

2025 Details have surfaced regarding Bayern Munich's final 'secret' attempt to sign Florian Wirtz, which allegedly took place during the club's Bundesliga title parade.

The midfielder is now at the centre of discussions between Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen for a record-breaking £126m transfer. Liverpool initially held back, waiting for the player to

decide his future. There was a strong initial belief that Wirtz would choose to stay in Germany, either with Leverkusen or Bayern, who at one point thought they had secured the German

Footballers' Union player of the season. However, Munich-based publication Suddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) reports that optimism in Munich turned into surprise when evidence emerged of

Wirtz's family flying to England earlier this month. Bayern had been under the impression that the family, particularly his father and agent Hans, had previously indicated that his son

was set on moving to Munich. Article continues below As a result, it's reported that Bayern arranged one more meeting to try and persuade Wirtz that their project was superior to

Liverpool's, reports the Liverpool Echo. On Sunday, May 18, while Bayern were celebrating their latest Bundesliga, it's said that manager Vincent Kompany, sporting directors Max

Eberl and Christoph Freund, supervisory board members Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Uli Hoeneß, and CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen, all met at a hotel. The German media's attention was centred

on that event, hence they didn't cover what was transpiring here. DON'T MISS A THING WITH FOOTBALL UPDATES! Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news? Well then

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for our sport email, Off the Ball, for all the latest darts, boxing, snooker, F1 stories and more, right here It's reported that Wirtz was chauffeured by limousine to the venue's

underground car park, where their face-to-face discussions took place in a hired suite. SZ alleges that he spent an hour with Kompany in one room, understanding how the coach would utilise

him tactically, before meeting the Bayern bigwigs who tried to present their strongest case for him to sign. However, this proved fruitless as it's reported that Wirtz left for his

current holiday, pondered over the proposal for five days and then 'politely declined' it. He personally phoned Kompany while his father spoke to Eberl and Hoeness. This is

supposedly the 'basis' for what appears to have set Wirtz on a course towards Liverpool. It's also hinted that while Kompany gave his presentation, the manager came away with

'serious doubts', having sensed that Wirtz favoured Arne Slot's ideas more. Rather than competing with Jamal Musiala at the Allianz Arena, he seems poised to become the sole

No. 10 in the Reds' squad. Article continues below Lastly, SZ states that Bayern hold no resentment towards Kompany or any of their top brass for failing to secure Wirtz - they did

their best, and it wasn't sufficient.