Wirtz shares thank you message to Leverkusen fans
Florian Wirtz has shared a video message to say thank you and goodbye to Bayer Leverkusen fans following his transfer to Liverpool this summer.
"I would like to thank you for the wonderful time you gave me. And for the love you gave me," he said in the video posted on Instagram on Monday evening.
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"I hope you become German champions again," he said.
The transfer hadn't yet been finalized on the last matchday of the previous Bundesliga season. Therefore, Wirtz hadn't yet been able to say goodbye to the Leverkusen supporters.
To record the video, Wirtz returned to Leverkusen's BayArena and recalled some of the most special moments of his career at the club, where he won the Bundesliga and German Cup in the 2023-24 season.
"What we achieved that season is still hard to grasp: Unbeaten, champions, with such a huge points gap," he said.
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