Florian Wirtz

**RedMagic** · 23rd May 2025, 10:02 PM

If Wirtz did sign for us I'd take that as a sure sign that that there will be a number of significant departures this summer such as the Saudis possibly taking Nunez off our hands.

**BOBPAISLEYFAN** · 23rd May 2025, 10:37 PM

Originally Posted by RedMagic

The big difference between Virgil's fee then and Wirtz possible transfer fee now is that we aren't going to be selling any of our players for £186m to fund such a transfer.

That’s true, but I was merely pointing price comparison of both transfers taking into account inflation, besides I am sure that if this transfer does go through, there will be transfers out to cover most, if not all of the Wirtz fee. Not quite as good a deal as the Coutinho deal, but tbf that was an extra ordinary piece of transfer business tbf…

**RedMagic** · 23rd May 2025, 10:56 PM

We benefited from the knock on effect of PSG paying £200m for Neymar.

**toshin** · 23rd May 2025, 11:19 PM

I feel like we need an option of someone stronger, either at cf or cm, like a mateta, cunha etc.
We can't control all games and sometimes other teams bully us with their tackling.

Anyway regardless, if the fees of this deal are to be believed, can a club like us afford the risk? Wirtz could be a Nunez in the league, or get injured.

Don't we also still need a younger cb with potential to start playing a bit with vvd? Konate might go soon, and on a free if we aren't careful.

Need a lb, need a striker assuming Nunez goes.

**RedMagic** · 23rd May 2025, 11:33 PM

In terms of needing a CB, we need either a young and very promising one, or a good, experienced and reliable one. We also need a good quality LB, DM and CF.

**BOBPAISLEYFAN** · 24th May 2025, 07:01 AM

Originally Posted by toshin

I feel like we need an option of someone stronger, either at cf or cm, like a mateta, cunha etc.
We can't control all games and sometimes other teams bully us with their tackling.

Anyway regardless, if the fees of this deal are to be believed, can a club like us afford the risk? Wirtz could be a Nunez in the league, or get injured.

Don't we also still need a younger cb with potential to start playing a bit with vvd? Konate might go soon, and on a free if we aren't careful.

Need a lb, need a striker assuming Nunez goes.

Agreed, it is always a good idea to have a really string squad capable to deal with various challenges ahead, be that tactical or physical, but this post was primarily about how the starting 11 could possibly be enhanced with the addition of Wirtz…

Other signings required are covered well enough on a raft of other posts on this forum..

Lets see what develops over the weekend, if anything, given this is a massive weekend of our final game of the season, presentations, celebrations and the parade…. 😎👊