Transfer to £116 million. This is the leaden lot that hangs after Florian Wirtz from the first game he wore the Liverpool shirt. At Bayer Leverkusen, all conditions were arranged for the club’s greatest talent, at Anfield it should be delivered without excuses. Because there have been a lot of excuses from Liverpool’s side about Wirtz’s lack of performances in the world’s toughest league. Liverpool legend Jamie Carrragher last week thought the German was not even good enough for the starting eleven, nor does German Dieter Hamann see a solution for Wirtz in the Liverpool shirt.
The pressure reached a boiling point after Wirtz’s weak delivery against Bournemouth last weekend. Club legend Jamie Carragher highlighted the midfielder’s performance and expressed deep concern about his long-term suitability for the strict demands of the Premier League.
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Liverpool’s high-profile transfer to Florian Wirtz last summer is being labelled a total disaster by more and more.
Former Liverpool player Didi Hamann believes the club should prepare to cut their losses. The German international has failed to live up to the huge price tag, which has sparked intense debate over whether he will ever adapt to the demands of the Premier League.
“We have to ask those involved. I can only judge what I see. And what I see is a player who costs a lot of money, played poorly last year and has had another bad start this year,” Hamann begins, according to Goal.
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Hamann believes time is running out quickly for Wirtz to show his worth.
-When you are bought for so much money, they naturally want you to make the difference in the final third of the game. He does it far too rarely, says Hamann.
Then we’ll see if Andoni Iraola is the coach who gets more out of the 23-year-old’s potential in the world’s toughest league. So far, most indications are that Wirtz is not Premier League material worth over £100 million.
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In Munich, the process with Wirtz is being followed very closely. Bayern Munich are ready.
