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Florian Wirtz of Germany looks on prior to the UEFA Nations League 2025 third place match between Germany and France at Stuttgart Arena (Image: Getty Images)

Liverpool may have to break the British transfer record to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen this summer.

But Paul Robinson has suggested that the Reds are about to get the Germany international for significantly less than his actual value.

Negotiations remain ongoing between Liverpool and Leverkusen, with the Reds’ latest offer for the 22-year-old totalling £113m.



However, such an offer fell short of the German outfit’s own asking-price of £126m.

Bayern Munich had previously been favourites to sign Wirtz, before Liverpool stole a march on the Bavarians, while Manchester City ended their long-running interest in the player for financial reasons.

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Wirtz has since made it clear that he would like to move to Anfield, and all parties remain confident that a deal will be struck even though a fee has not yet been agreed.

It had previously been suggested that a compromise around £118m could be enough to persuade Leverkusen to sign off on Wirtz’s move to Liverpool.

But former Premier League defender Robinson insists that the German is actually an £150m player.

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“What a player, what a player!” he said to Ben Foster on the former Manchester United goalkeeper’s podcast.

“The way the market is going, the prices that players are being bought for is ridiculous.

“He would be in the £150m bracket if you’re looking at that type of player with how creative it is.”

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Foster agreed as he said: “It might have to be that!

If they’re rejecting £118m, it might have to be something like that (£150m).”

Robinson, who represented Watford, West Bromwich Albion and Bolton Wanderers in the English top-flight continued: “But he’d be some player.
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