Liverpool star Florian Wirtz never an option for Real Madrid

Until the late arrival of Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz had become the most expensive signing of the summer. Liverpool paid Bayer Leverkusen a staggering 125 million euros for one of those players considered generational.

Many teams would have liked to have the German international in their ranks, including Real Madrid, the club of his former coach, Xabi Alonso. However, the German was never a viable option.

Despite the interest of the 'Merengues' in Wirtz, Real Madrid never pursued his possible incorporation, according to 'The Times'. Liverpool had been working on the deal for months and finally secured the Bayer Leverkusen star.

Other top European teams such as Bayern Munich and Manchester City tried to convince the German international, who nevertheless decided to wear the Reds shirt at Anfield.