The photo Milos Kerkez starts painting about his new teammate, you remind you that Florian Wirtz would have freedom in a telephone booth.
Kerkez was one of the various additions to the Liverpool team this summer, but it was welcome as that signing it was not in the same way as Wirtz. But again, why would it? A £ 45 million left rear is one thing; A dusk of £ 116 million with magic in his boots is something completely different.
From a distance we can have our own opinion about what this Germany International could bring for the Premier League champions, but the best meter of the talents of a football player is to go to a colleague and ask them to discuss what goes away from the cameras.
On the training field, when everything is quiet, there is no hiding place. It only takes a few minutes to understand what an individual special makes and Kerkez, a young man who is confidently, remained no doubt about what Wirtz has after one session.
“I was never nervous to participate,” says Kerkez. “I was really happy to be here and I couldn't wait to get started. But it was just the intensity that was different. The quality is higher and there are not many mistakes. It is the sound of the passes. The ball goes boom, boom, boom … it's different.
“And he (Wirtz) is very talented. All the guys knew and everyone watched him in the Bundesliga. He is a special player, really technically gifted. I have not seen that (quality level) too often. He often does special things, maybe too much in a session!
'With the ball, what he does, you don't see that in too many players. It's how he wears it, the things he does in small spaces.
'If you give it one or two meters, he will get you. It is really special in tight spaces. Only the vision of the passes is special. He will be a great addition to this club. '
Kerkez said it without hesitation and you suspect that everyone in Europe acknowledges that Liverpool has bought a jewel. The old manager of Wirtz, Xabi Alonso, loved him because he always made the right decision, knowing when he had to do something special and when the simple things had to do efficiently.
“It's not always about making the most brilliant move, but the best and smartest,” said Alonso. “Florian can do that. That's why he's so good. '
The last time a Liverpool signing was met with such enormous expectations when Virgil van Dijk arrived in January 2018 from Southampton for £ 75 million. They had never been in modern times in modern times in modern times and a huge amount of Van Dijk was expected when he entered the building.
When he did, nobody was worried. Jordan Henderson, the former captain, only trained when Van Dijk strolled to Melwood and immediately felt that the money was well spent. Seven years later and Wirtz made the same positive impression.
Already in the preseason there have been flashes of sparkle – his efforts against Athletic Bilbao on Monday mainly attracted attention – the kind of artistry that head coach Arne Slot believes that the exit of Trent Alexander -Arnold will compensate and maintain a rich supply line for his attackers.
Slot, as his way is, talk without expectations on the slender shoulders of the 22-year-old and wants to see how Wirtz adapts to the crash, bang, wallop intensity of the Premier League compared to the more modest nature of the Bundesliga.
But it is not difficult to see that a situation unfolds where Wirtz becomes just as crucial for Slot as Van Dijk for Jurgen Klopp, given the two men have already built up a report – it was the approach to lock and personality who made an agreement with Wirtz in negotiations and made sure he chose Liverpool.
Manchester City would like to add Wirtz to their ranks and the idea that they thought he was too expensive just doesn't seem credible, considering how closely Pep Guardiola viewed German football and how he was looking for a difference maker.
Because that is what Wirtz will be. He has been entrusted to the most famous team of Liverpool – the only thing that is synonymous with Kevin Keegan, Kenny Dalglish, Steve McManaman and Luis Suarez – and the sale of his No 7 shirt has already broken records. The platform is there for him to become a hero.
“I don't think about it,” Wirtz said earlier this week, when he was asked if the expectation that is accompanied by such a colossal price tag has had some influence on him. 'I just want to play football and how much money the clubs pay between each other, it doesn't matter.
'Of course the big challenge is to win the title again and it is the most difficult, so I will try to create opportunities and also work against the ball. I can also run a lot, so I will bring this to the team and then with the ball I can make the team better and bring my teammates into better situations.
'I came because I thought I could fit into this team and I enjoy playing with these players and get a little better every time. So I am happy with how things are going. I am a player who needs freedom on the field and the manager gives me it. '
Or really, he finds freedom himself with his movement and his deception, his determination to get into positions where he can harm. Of all the themes to follow in the community shield on Sunday afternoon, no more needs to be followed than Wirtz on a field that invites creativity.
Making comparisons between generations should never be done, but the symbolism of Dalglish arrived in 1977 for a British record compensation, when Liverpool was in force in a position and Wirtz did the same in 2025, is impossible to ignore.
“If you can start the season with the chance to win something, you have to take it,” said Slot. 'Unfortunately we are confronted with a very good Crystal Palace that is very difficult to win against.
'We pulled 1-1 against them (in May) and they showed how difficult it is to win a one-off match against them. Goals are very important in every match, but I think that one goal will be worth a lot on Sunday. '
Just like Wirtz, the Chess Grandmaster that will be entrusted to make the most important movements in this game and then.