{"id":22889,"date":"2025-05-25T14:55:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T13:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=22889"},"modified":"2025-05-25T14:55:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T13:55:38","slug":"has-liverpool-signed-bayer-leverkusens-midfielder-florian-wirtz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/has-liverpool-signed-bayer-leverkusens-midfielder-florian-wirtz\/","title":{"rendered":"Has Liverpool signed Bayer Leverkusen\u2019s midfielder, Florian Wirtz?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Claim: A Facebook user claims<\/a> Liverpool has signed Florian Wirtz.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Verdict: False. Available reports reveal that Liverpool is keen on signing the German international, including consulting with the club’s hierarchy to discuss Wirtz’s transfer clause. However, Liverpool has not officially announced that they have signed the 22-year-old.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full Text<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Despite having a two-year remainder on his contract with Bayer Leverkusen, German international Florian Wirtz has attracted immense interest from top European clubs. These clubs include Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, while Manchester City surprisingly dropped out of the race<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The intense chase for the 22-year-old is hardly surprising after being part of Xabi Alonso\u2019s formidable squad that remained an unbeaten side to clinch the Bundesliga title<\/a> in their 2023\/2024 campaign. Moreover, the attacking midfielder has only turned impressive after scoring 16 goals and providing 15 goal assists<\/a> across all competitions this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, a Facebook user, Jonathan Nathaniel Nathjoe<\/a>, shared a post claiming Liverpool has signed the German international.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBreaking News!! Liverpool signed Florian Wirtz,\u201d The Facebook user shared. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He further quoted the midfielder claiming that, despite Man City and Bayern Munich wanting to sign him, he chose Liverpool instead because an undisclosed Liverpool player had asked him to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cManchester City and Bayern Munich came with a good offer, but I chose to join Arne Slot\u2019s team because of this particular player (undisclosed),\u201d Wirtz allegedly stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of Wednesday, May 21, 2025, the Facebook post has garnered 16,200 likes and 149 shares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the race to purchase the German player ahead of the 2025\/2026 season, DUBAWA decided to verify the claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verification<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

DUBAWA conducted a keyword search for the current transfer update about the Bayer Leverkusen star. We came across reports that explained the current details of the player\u2019s transfer status. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anfield Index<\/a> <\/strong>reports that top Liverpool figures are making concerted efforts to discuss Wirtz\u2019s financial package with Fenway Sports Group, the club’s owners. The intent is to get the figures around the German\u2019s transfer clause approved by Liverpool\u2019s owners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe bosses around football boss Michael Edwards (45) are to fly to Boston this week. The English want to get the figures for the Wirtz transfer approved by the club owners of the Fenway Sports Group,\u201d the report quoted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goal.com<\/a> reports that despite contentions from rival clubs, Bayer Munich, Real Madrid, and Man City, the Reds have been ahead of them all, \u201chaving met with Wirtz\u2019s family last week.\u201d However, Liverpool has not made any official announcement about signing the midfielder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sky Sports<\/a> also reported that although Liverpool is keen on signing Wirtz, they need assurances he would leave Germany before making a bid for his \u20ac150 million (\u00a3126 million) transfer clause. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

DUBAWA checked Liverpool<\/a>\u2019s website about the Facebook claim but found no related announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The claim is false. There is no credible evidence that Liverpool has purchased the player.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Claim: A Facebook user claims Liverpool has signed Florian Wirtz. Verdict: False. Available reports reveal that Liverpool is keen on signing the German international, including consulting with the club’s hierarchy to discuss Wirtz’s transfer clause. However, Liverpool has not officially announced that they have signed the 22-year-old.\u00a0 Full Text Despite having a two-year remainder on his contract with Bayer Leverkusen, German international Florian Wirtz has attracted immense interest from top European clubs. These clubs include Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, while Manchester City surprisingly dropped out of the race. The intense chase for the 22-year-old is hardly surprising after being part of Xabi Alonso\u2019s formidable squad that remained an unbeaten side to clinch the Bundesliga title in their 2023\/2024 campaign. Moreover, the attacking midfielder has only turned impressive after scoring 16 goals and providing 15 goal assists across all competitions this season. However, a Facebook user, Jonathan Nathaniel Nathjoe, shared a post claiming Liverpool has signed the German international. \u201cBreaking News!! Liverpool signed Florian Wirtz,\u201d The Facebook user shared.  He further quoted the midfielder claiming that, despite Man City and Bayern Munich wanting to sign him, he chose Liverpool instead because an undisclosed Liverpool player had asked him to. \u201cManchester City and Bayern Munich came with a good offer, but I chose to join Arne Slot\u2019s team because of this particular player (undisclosed),\u201d Wirtz allegedly stated. As of Wednesday, May 21, 2025, the Facebook post has garnered 16,200 likes and 149 shares. Due to the race to purchase the German player ahead of the 2025\/2026 season, DUBAWA decided to verify the claim. Verification DUBAWA conducted a keyword search for the current transfer update about the Bayer Leverkusen star. We came across reports that explained the current details of the player\u2019s transfer status.  Anfield Index reports that top Liverpool figures are making concerted efforts to discuss Wirtz\u2019s financial package with Fenway Sports Group, the club’s owners. The intent is to get the figures around the German\u2019s transfer clause approved by Liverpool\u2019s owners. \u201cThe bosses around football boss Michael Edwards (45) are to fly to Boston this week. The English want to get the figures for the Wirtz transfer approved by the club owners of the Fenway Sports Group,\u201d the report quoted.  Goal.com reports that despite contentions from rival clubs, Bayer Munich, Real Madrid, and Man City, the Reds have been ahead of them all, \u201chaving met with Wirtz\u2019s family last week.\u201d However, Liverpool has not made any official announcement about signing the midfielder. Sky Sports also reported that although Liverpool is keen on signing Wirtz, they need assurances he would leave Germany before making a bid for his \u20ac150 million (\u00a3126 million) transfer clause.  DUBAWA checked Liverpool\u2019s website about the Facebook claim but found no related announcement. Conclusion The claim is false. There is no credible evidence that Liverpool has purchased the player.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22890,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"hannibal_claim_source":"","hannibal_source_label":"","hannibal_card_color":"blue","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[1571,3812,3815,3704],"tags":[],"verdict":[],"ppma_author":[3699],"class_list":["post-22889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fact-check","category-headline","category-homepage","category-sport"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8R6dE-5Xb","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":3699,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"cole-praise","display_name":"Cole Praise","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7934b84f51e2c1f4c1e77cce93c223ac97cc2da29198aa9141fd944b0407bb2d?s=96&r=g","author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"","first_name":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Wirtz.png?fit=739%2C491&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22889"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22891,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22889\/revisions\/22891"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22889"},{"taxonomy":"verdict","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verdict?post=22889"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=22889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}