"The Merseyside club paid a fee in excess of €120 million for the signing of Wirtz. It was a crushing blow for the Bundesliga champions as they had been working on a deal to sign Wirtz for several months. He was Die Roten's top target for more than 12 months. Liverpool swooped in late and convinced the forward to move to England."
""Florian Wirtz would have been a great fit for FC Bayern. And I also believe it would have been better for him personally if he had made the move to Munich rather than Liverpool. We respect his decision, but I regret it a bit because he would have fit exactly into FC Bayern's strategy - we always want to sign the best German players. Maybe he'll reconsider at some point.""
"Wirtz could become an option for Bayern in the future Since Wirtz is 22, Bayern have a chance of signing him during the peak of his career. A future transfer will depend on how Wirtz performs at Liverpool. He has endured a difficult start to life at Merseyside, but he is likely to show his true potential once he gets used to the nature of the Premier League."
Bayern Munich missed several prime transfer targets during the summer window, with the most significant setback being the loss of Florian Wirtz to Liverpool for a fee exceeding €120 million. Bayern had pursued Wirtz for over a year and regarded him as a top priority, but Liverpool intervened late and completed the deal. Attempts to sign Nico Williams and Bradley Barcola also failed, as Williams extended with Athletic Bilbao and PSG refused to sell Barcola. Karl‑Heinz Rummenigge expressed regret over missing Wirtz. At 22, Wirtz could remain a future Bayern target depending on his Liverpool performances.
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