20 May 2025 09:37:37
Morning Eds,

Hearing rumours that Wirtz has a release clause of €150mil for German clubs but just €100mil (£84mil) for foreign clubs, and that it can be paid in instalments over 4-5 years.
Leverkusen supposedly made Liverpool aware of this hidden clause and payment structure when they enquired about Frimpong, and the club view it as "opportunistic".
Can't find anything concrete on release clauses, any chance you've heard anything on this?

{Ed001's Note - not heard anything on a clause, but Leverkusen have set a higher price for Bayern than foreign clubs. They don't want him to go there.}

1.) 20 May 2025
20 May 2025 10:12:58
Ed001.getting my juices flowing again. crikey, what a signing it would be.

Not going to get my hopes up just yet.

Really hope we still go for Hato even though it looks like Kerkez is coming. I think having two left footed defenders would be hugely beneficial. especially given their age!

{Ed001's Note - Leverkusen are desperate for him to join anyone other than a German club, so they are pushing him towards England.}

2.) 20 May 2025
20 May 2025 10:49:51
Can I ask why Leverkusen are so desperate, Ed? Is it because they want a better chance of winning the league or are they just sick and tired of Bayern?

{Ed001's Note - no one in Germany wants to deal with Bayern as they are sick of them poaching their best players.}

3.) 20 May 2025
20 May 2025 11:10:58
Refusing to get excited about this one until I see him putting pen to paper.

4.) 20 May 2025
20 May 2025 11:51:04
VVD will extend again imo. He will still be our best defender in 2 years time.

5.) 20 May 2025
20 May 2025 14:38:58
Thanks for that Ed. Keeping everything crossed for that.

Guessing it all comes down to whether him and his family want to move to UK otherwise it'll likely force Leverkusen's hand to sell to Bayern!

6.) 20 May 2025
20 May 2025 14:39:53
I think we should help Leverkusen out here and buy the lad.