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'You can plant a lot of trees with it' - Thomas Muller says Liverpool paid 'unreal' fee for Florian Wirtz as Bayern Munich legend gives verdict on mega transfer from Bayer Leverkusen

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<p>Bayern Munich icon Muller has commented on Wirtz's record-breaking transfer to Liverpool with a philosophical assessment. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/leaning-towards-liverpool-bayern-munich-chief-concedes-defeat-florian-wirtz-race-sensational-transfer/blt12213ac28a05dea0" target="_blank">Bayern were among the teams who expressed interest</a> in signing the young German attacking midfielder, but <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/liverpool-get-their-man-reds-complete-gbp116m-deal-to-sign-florian-wirtz-from-bayer-leverkusen-as-germany-international-signs-long-term-deal-at-anfield/blt0d435719e6a90e7e" target="_blank">Liverpool eventually won the race</a> and signed him for a fee reported in the region of £116 million (€137m/$158m).</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Having spent 10 years at the Koln academy, Leverkusen snapped up Wirtz in January 2020, with the-then 16-year-old immediately breaking through into the first team. In five-and-a-half seasons at the BayArena, Wirtz made 197 appearances and scored 57 goals, playing an instrumental role in Die Werkself's first-ever league title at the end of the 2023-24 season. Liverpool paid a <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/cheap-analytical-nerds-florian-wirtz-record-breaking-liverpool-transfer-outrage-boston-red-sox-baseball-fans-fsg/blt74e1e0787e8350b7#csc0f24ff0150e247e" target="_blank">British record fee</a> last month, with Wirtz now set to light up Anfield and the Premier League.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Speaking on the exorbitant transfer fee paid for Wirtz's services, Muller told <em>CBS</em>: "What's 150 million? It's unreal. It's just a number between clubs. Who can feel what 150 million means? You can't get Neymar (who moved from Barca to PSG for €222m in 2017), but you can plant many trees with that."</p><p>However, Muller has no doubt that Wirtz will quickly settle in at the English champions, adding: "Florian fits in everywhere. He's not only a very good footballer, but also mentally very strong. At the end of the day, we're used to dealing with [big transfer fees]. The expectations are so high anyway."</p>

WHAT THOMAS MULLER SAID

<p>While Wirtz is about to start pre-season training with Liverpool, Muller is currently still playing for Bayern in the Club World Cup. On Saturday, the German champions will face Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain in a quarter-final clash. Muller will leave Die Roten after the tournament, having spent a total of 25 years with the club. It is still unclear where he will continue his career, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/how-adidas-help-thomas-muller-lafc-transfer-bayern-munich-legend-mls-switch/bltbceb31de823b2877" target="_blank">but a move to the MLS is considered likely</a>.</p>

WHAT'S NEXT?

"You can't get Neymar, but you can plant a lot of trees with it": Bayern Munich's Thomas Müller takes a philosophical view of Florian Wirtz's mega transfer to Liverpool FC. | Goal.com

Liverpool paid a record-breaking fee to acquire the services of Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen. Thomas Muller has given his thoughts on the same.

&apos;You can plant a lot of trees with it&apos; - Thomas Muller says Liverpool paid &apos;unreal&apos; fee for Florian Wirtz as Bayern Munich legend gives verdict on mega transfer from Bayer Leverkusen

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