The Florian Wirtz transfer saga has taken another twist with Liverpool still working to complete a deal for the Bayer Leverkusen midfielder.
The Reds remain in negotiations with Leverkusen over the player with the German club wanting £120million.
Liverpool are currently at £109m but Wirtz has made it clear he wants the move after being convinced by Arne Slot of a plan of where he will play in Liverpool’s set-up as a No 10.
Should the Reds accept to Bayer’s demands, Wirtz would become the most expensive signing in British football, overtaking the £115m Chelsea paid Brighton for Moises Caicedo.
However, another stumbling block has appeared in the form of a statement from Koln president Werner Wolf.
Wirtz joined Koln as a child in 2010 before making the controversial switch to Leverkusen 10 years later as a 17-year-old.
Liverpool’s pursuit of Florian Wirtz takes another twist with Bayer Leverkusen in a dispute
Koln president Werner Wolf believes his club should receive a percentage of the transfer fee
Arne Slot has convinced the Leverkusen midfielder to join the Premier League champions
According to FIFA’s rules, any club that has played a role in a player’s development between the age of 12 and 23 will receive five per cent of any transfer fee as ‘training compensation’.
Wirtz was at Koln for nine-and-a-half years from the age of seven and Wolf says his club are going to fight for what they feel they deserve.
Five per cent of the fee would see Koln pocket more than £5million from what could be a record transfer.
As per BILD, Wolf said: ‘Of course, we are looking into it. We know what we are entitled to and will fight for it.
‘We’re looking at this with both eyes. We’ll benefit from it. The higher the sum Liverpool is willing to pay, the better for us.’
