Under Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool assembled won of the world’s most talented squads, reaching three Champions League Finals and winning one of them while securing another elusive and prestigious title, the Premier League trophy.
Liverpool achieved this by signing talented players who were undervalued and not yet viewed as superstars. Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane, and Mohamed Salah formed one of the best Premier League attacking trios ever, yet none of the three were recognized as elite players before arriving at Anfield.
So while Liverpool usually sign players just before they become among the world’s best, that hasn’t stopped the Reds from being ambitious enough to put feelers out for “Galactic” players.
For example, Liverpool briefly battled Real Madrid for Kylian Mbappe and even Aurelien Tchouameni before that, eventually missing out on the most talented footballer in the world – and the most talented up-and-coming No. 6.
Liverpool may not be done trying to compete with Real Madrid for elite young talents, though. Florian Wirtz of Bayer Leverkusen figures to be the most coveted player on the 2025 transfer market, and there’s a feeling that he will join forces with coach Xabi Alonso at Madrid – another club the former Liverpool midfielder used to star for.
According to BILD’s Christian Falk, Real Madrid are indeed still the favorites to sign Wirtz, but the most well-known transfer insider in Germany cautions that clubs like Liverpool in the Premier League can’t be counted out of the sweepstakes.
Liverpool have already had their hearts broken on multiple occasions when battling Real Madrid in the transfer market, but it is possible to beat them in a transfer battle. Manchester City and Manchester United recently did it with Erling Haaland, Julian Alvarez, and Leny Yoro.
Wirtz is a very big fish and would be arguably the biggest signing in Liverpool’s history *at the time of the signing*, as he is a 21-year-old leader of an undefeated side who can score and assist in the double digits.
Maybe Liverpool can’t beat Real Madrid or even Barcelona and Bayern Munich if these clubs REALLY want Wirtz, but who is to say it is impossible? Liverpool have history, the power of the Premier League, and a great sporting project with a top up-and-coming coach of their own in Arne Slot.
It’s worth a shot.
The managing editor of The Trivela Effect, Kevin has 15 years of experience in digital media. He covered Real Madrid from 2019-2022 for The Real Champs as a site manager. His work has been featured in ESPN, Bleacher Report, Yahoo! Sports, NBC Sports, and other major outlets. You can contact him at the site’s official Twitter handle @TrivelaEffect or via the site’s official email thetrivelaeffect@gmail.com.