Florian Wirtz stood in the middle of a tug of war between Liverpool and Bayern Münch
The father of Florian Wirtz has revealed that Arne Slot was a key factor in his son who chose Liverpool above Bayern Munich. Wirtz, 22, was praised by Bayern for many years, because he sparkled in front of Bundesliga Rivals Bayer Leverkusen on either side of a devastating cruciate ligament in 2022.
But the Leverkusen star eventually collapsed in the German giants in favor of Liverpool, who broke the British transfer record to close a £ 116 million deal. Wirtz has signed a long -term contract – understood that he is running for five years – and the attacker Strut soon his things in the Premier League, while the Reds start their deficiency defense at home in Bournemouth on Friday, August 15.
A 'decisive' reason why Liverpool Bayern defeated his signature was Slot. Moreover, Wirtz and his family were impressed by the AXA training center of the club in Kirkby.
“Arne Slot presented his feature philosophy, the team tactics in possession and urgent, and how Florian can develop his strengths in these areas,” his father, Hans, told Der Spiegel. “This made a decisive impression on Florian. The training conditions in Liverpool were also completely impressive.”
Hans is also a fan of the Liverpool manager and added: “Arne Slot has impressed the Florian on the field. He is also a very pleasant person.” Florian's best coaches have always been the ones who have given him a lot of freedom.
“And those with the greatest empathy have also reached Florian. He finds the game in England interesting because it thrives on pace and dynamics.”
However, rejecting Bayern was not easy, especially after the club legend and honorary doctorate Ulli Hoodheid had made a friendly gesture to Wirtz after his ACL injury. “The situation with Bayern was difficult because Uli Hoeness and Karl-Heinz made rummenig incredible efforts and also clearly analyzed the sporting possibilities,” he continued.
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“I have the greatest respect for Uli Hoonenheid and his lifelong achievements. After Florian's cruciate ligament -in 2022, he helped us selflessly an appointment for the operation in Innsbruck.
“We are still grateful to him for that. That is why the last phone call with Uli Hoonenheid was very difficult for me. We had spoken several times in advance, so he was as objective and honest as I had ever known him.
“But of course he could not hide his disappointment. After all, he had worked hard to secure this transfer.”