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Florian Wirtz is set to sign for Liverpool in a huge deal(Image: Getty Images)

Bayern Munich were unable to match Liverpool’s lofty offer for Florian Wirtz, a prominent chief at the German giants has admitted.

But when a door closes, another opens."

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Eberl is not the first Bayern chief to speak out on their failed move for Wirtz.



Club president Herbert Hainer dropped the bombshell news last month that their bid had failed.

He said: "[Director of sport] Max Eberl has informed me that Florian Wirtz is probably leaning towards Liverpool.

I can't say how things will continue with Leverkusen."

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Meanwhile, former Liverpool star Dietmarr Hamann revealed that Wirtz and his family were left convinced by the way the Reds went about their attempts in signing the midfielder and hailed the move.

I believe it's the right one.

Bayern Munich were also interested in Florian Wirtz(Image: Getty Images)

Will Florian Wirtz be a good signing for Liverpool?

They've probably been in contact with Florian Wirtz for weeks or months, and they've never heard anything.

"I think the Wirtz family was also impressed by how they handled it: discreetly, quietly, all in the background."

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Once a deal for Wirtz is done, he would become the second star to arrive from Bayer Leverkusen this summer after Dutch full-back Jeremie Frimpong.
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