'Pretty remarkable' - Virgil van Dijk agent makes feelings clear on Florian Wirtz's $157M transfer

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However, according to Thorsten Wirth, the co-owner and managing director of Virgil van Dijk's agency, ROOF (Representatives Of Outstanding Footballers), there was another "pretty remarkable" element of a deal that will see Liverpool pay Bayer Leverkusen a guaranteed $136M and a further $22M in add-ons. He doesn't have a demand problem.

With a player of that quality, if we hadn't pitched, we wouldn't have been doing our job. But the family has managed it without an agency to this day." Wirtz, whose parents serve as his representatives, has yet to find the net for Liverpool following his switch from Leverkusen.

I hope he's given that time, and the last few games suggest he's already trending up." Reports emerged in February 2023 suggesting Van Dijk had become part of ROOF following his representative Neil Fewings' appointment as managing director after spending over 15 years with the Wasserman agency. So Virgil van Dijk has been working with Neil for years now, and that's how he became part of ROOF.