Florian Wirtz missed Liverpool's pre-season friendly against Preston North End, but fans have now received their first glimpse of the signature of £ 116 million with his new teammates
Florian Wirtz has been depicted at the training for the first time since Liverpool shattered the British transfer record to sign it. Wirtz, 22, moved to Anfield last month after Liverpool reached a £ 116 million agreement with Bayer Leverkusen and defeated both Manchester City and Bayern Munich in his signature.
The Reds have agreed to pay an initial £ 100 million plus £ 16 million in potential add-ons. Wirtz put Pen on paper with a five -year contract and has an enormous amount of pressure on his shoulders thanks to his price tag.
Fans had hoped to see the playmaker during Sunday's preseason against Preston North End. But unlike the other new signing sessions from Liverpool – Giorgi Mamardashvili, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez and Freddie Woodman – Wirtz did not play in the 3-1 victory to manage his fitness after he played for Germany last month in the Nations League last month.
When he finally makes his bow in a red shirt, it will be interesting to see where it fits. Liverpool calls to the Premier League title during the first season of Arne Slot as a manager and improving their starting line -up is a big order.
Jurgen Klopp believes that Wirtz is good enough to break into in Slot's first XI, but just where he will do that is a mystery for him. Asked if the former Leverkusen star will be able to settle on Merseyside, Klopp replied: “Yes, although of course I don't know exactly what position Arne has in mind for Florian.
“He is an excellent player who can give something great every club. Whether he will make the ruling English champions even better.”
Wirtz was smiling in Liverpool's AXA Training Center in Kirkby on Tuesday, the first time he has been seen with his new teammates. The 22-year-old already knows Frimpong, whom he played at Leverkusen.
Liverpool will go through Asia next week before their pre-season, with Wirtz expected to be on the plane prior to collisions with AC Milan and Yokohama F. Marinos. That is before Slot's Squad Face Athletic Bilbao returned to Anfield in Anfield on the same evening in Anfield on the same evening.
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Wirtz's competitive debut will probably come against Crystal Palace in the Shield Community on Saturday 10 August. The Germany International will keep him in the spotlight after Klopp has labeled his compensation 'Insane'.
“There is no doubt about it, that is an insane sum,” the former Reds boss admitted. “We all agree that we are talking about a great player here. I know I once said that I am out if we pay 100 million euros for a player.
“But the world keeps changing. That's how the market is. My part of football always remains the game itself, but if you want to play at the highest level, you can't train all your players yourself. Sometimes you have to hold on [of players from] Somewhere else. “