"Please don't go to Bayern. I honestly thought he'd go there. I told him at some point: Please don't do it. Don't do this to us. You can say that for German football, we need German talent to stay here - but in the end, there's only Bayern Munich at the very top when we talk about quality like Flo's. I wanted him to go abroad. I told the Bayern guys that, too. I was happy for him that he took the step. I wouldn't have thought he'd dare to go abroad so soon."
"Wirtz joined the Premier League champions for a reported £100m (€117.5m) transfer fee, plus a potential £16m (€18.8m) in add-ons, with the German international signing a five-year contract."
"Wirtz was a pivotal figure for Leverkusen under Xabi Alonso, making 119 appearances during the Spaniard's successful tenure, scoring 38 goals and providing 43 assists."
Robert Andrich said he told Florian Wirtz not to join Bayern Munich before Wirtz moved to Liverpool. Wirtz signed a five-year contract with Liverpool for a reported £100m plus up to £16m in add-ons. Wirtz was also linked with Manchester City but chose to join the Premier League champions and has since registered eight goal involvements in 2025-26, including five in his last six appearances. Andrich expressed concern about Bayern consistently signing top German talent and said he preferred Wirtz to move abroad. Wirtz made 119 appearances for Leverkusen, scoring 38 goals and assisting 43.
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