Florian Wirtz transfer confession and why Liverpool beat Real Madrid to his signature

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Bayer Leverkusen chief Fernando Carro has opened up on Florian Wirtz's transfer to Liverpool and why he didn't sign for Real Madrid or Bayern Munich instead.Bayer Leverkusen chief Fernando Carro has suggested that Florian Wirtz would have snubbed Liverpool for Real Madrid had Los Blancos made an offer for the Germany international. But Xabi has less say at Madrid than he does with us.READ MORE: Jamie Carragher four-word response sums up Liverpool feelings on Alexander IsakREAD MORE: Liverpool vs Real Madrid Champions League clash to be 'banned' due to UEFA rule"One of Xabi Alonso's great strengths was his ability to work with our scouting department to define who needed to be in our team.

"Because he was telling me he came also at 22 to Liverpool."Meanwhile, Carro also shared that Leverkusen had been prepared to shatter their wage structure to try and keep Wirtz at the club, indicating it appeared that an extension might be secured at one stage but admitted the German side had 'pestered him too much'."The Wirtz family and Florian knew that extending their contracts was our top priority," he added. But, in the end, Florian decided what he wanted to do, as his parents are his advisors, and I think it's good that they fully respect Florian's wishes."Carro also acknowledged that Wirtz's ambition to lift the Champions League was a driving force behind his decision to depart Leverkusen, and he confirmed that - despite reports claiming otherwise at the time - the midfielder never struck an agreement with Bayern Munich."I don't think that was ever true (about Bayern)," he said.

He saw that we had won the German championship, but winning the Champions League with Bayer Leverkusen might be more difficult."Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.Sky Sports discounted Premier League and EFL packageThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.