Liverpool officially announced the signing of Leverkusen attacker Wilz, with a total transfer fee of up to 136 million euros. TA disclosed the inside story of Werz's transfer, which mentioned that Werz was impressed by Liverpool's training base last year.
In the Champions League match in November last year, Leverkusen lost to Liverpool 0-4 away. After the game, Leverkusen coach Alonso asked his old club Liverpool, hoping to use Liverpool's training base to resume training on the morning of the second day of the game.
Liverpool provided their U23 training ground, and the players of Leverkusen conducted a light training. TA said: "Wilz stepped on Kirkby's training ground and was deeply shocked by the scene before him...Wilz did not hide his deep impression of Liverpool's facilities, which made Liverpool in a favorable position if he formally pursued him in the future."
Kirpool's base cost Liverpool 50 million pounds to build. Liverpool's new training base covers an area of 9,200 square meters and has three full-size stadiums, warm-up areas and a series of indoor facilities, including two gyms, a full-size stadium, swimming pool, spa and professional sports rehabilitation areas. In November 2020, Liverpool officially moved into a new base.