Liverpool transfer news: Florian Wirtz makes 'final decision' on Anfield future amid Chelsea and Xabi Alonso interest

Liverpool playmaker Florian Wirtz is intent connected remaining astatine Anfield and showing helium tin thrive successful the Premier League, with Chelsea among the clubs reportedly monitoring his situation.

The 23-year-old Germany planetary arrived from Bayer Leverkusen successful summertime 2025 for a sizeable £116m fee, tasked with adding invention to Liverpool’s attack.

Yet, Wirtz has recovered it hard to reproduce his outstanding Bundesliga displays connected a accordant basis, starring pundits similar Jamie Carragher to question however rapidly helium has adapted to English football.

Despite the speculation and links with Chelsea and Bayern Munich, Wirtz is not looking to permission Merseyside earlier the 2027 transportation windows, reports CaughtOffside.

Wirtz to Chelsea? Xabi Alonso 'eyes' Stamford Bridge reunion

A patchy tally connected location ungraded has caught the attraction of respective starring European clubs, with Chelsea among the astir salient imaginable destinations aft appointing Xabi Alonso.

The Spanish manager knows Wirtz good from their palmy clip unneurotic astatine Bayer, wherever helium helped usher the German broadside to the Bundesliga rubric successful 2024.

Alonso is said to judge helium tin reconstruct his erstwhile subordinate to his champion signifier successful West London.

For now, however, Wirtz remains determined to flooded his aboriginal difficulties astatine Liverpool and reply his critics successful the months ahead.

Wirtz to Chelsea? Why Liverpool clasp commanding negotiating position

Chelsea could find it hard to transportation Liverpool’s decision-makers to negotiate, adjacent if they marque an exploratory attack successful 2027.

The Reds stay convinced Wirtz tin present connected his sizeable committedness and are reluctant to see an aboriginal departure aft investing heavy successful his signing past year.

The Germany international's declaration besides runs until the summertime of 2030, giving Liverpool a beardown manus successful turning distant involvement from rivals astatine location and abroad.

Chelsea, arsenic it stands, arguably bash not person a spot for Wirtz successful their side, fixed the beingness of Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers arsenic the 2 No. 10s successful Alonso's 3-4-2-1.