Bayer Leverkusen Superstar Florian Wirtz comes to thank Arne Slot after moving to Liverpool and Reds Fans after new details about the transfer ambitions of the German have been revealed
Florian Wirtz is told that Arne Slot is a better manager than Erik ten Hag, because the Liverpool -Baas turned out to have played an important role in the potential relocation of the German to Anfield. The future of the Bayer Leverkusen star was already an important point of conversation this summer with the Premier League champions, Bayern Munich, and Manchester City All on the hunt for the 22-year-old.
Conversations around Wirtz's next step indicated that a transfer to the German champions was most likely until he led a meeting with Slot, in addition to his father and agent, Hans-Joachim Wirtz.
The intervention of the Reds boss would have proved to be crucial in the attacking midfielder who decides to sniff Bayern to move abroad for the first time in his career.
According to Bild, the meeting on May 13 saw Wirtz give a clear picture of where he fits in his title -winning team and was promised of a leading role in the attack on the side.
Being cited by promises of a central role within one of the world's best teams, and are aware of the fiery support that the club has of their fans, resulted in the father of Wirtz, the Bayern managers Uli Hoodenheid and Max Eberl inquiring that it was Liverpool who won the race for his son's signature.
Wirtz could have played for Ten Hag next season, if he had chosen to stay with Leverkusen, after the former Boss van Manchester United was announced as their new manager after the departure of Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid.
According to Mark Diemers de Wirtz, a move to Liverpool, however, will work with the better manager. The midfielder of Cambuur enjoyed spells that played among both managers, after having spent a short period next to the ex-sizing boss at Utrecht before he joined Feyenoord during his time.
The best positioned to give an opinion about the managerial skills of both men, the 31-year-old had a clear opinion when he admitted with whom he enjoyed worked with more. “I choose Arne Slot,” he told ESPN Nederland last year when he was asked about the best manager with whom he worked.
“I can only talk from my time. I thought ten hag was incredibly good tactical, just like his training sessions. I just didn't think he was very good at a human level at the time. But that was already six or seven years ago. I thought that Slot was much stronger at a human level.
“Look at what kind of clubs [Ten Hag] has worked, so he must also have qualities at a human level. I still have contact with him via WhatsApp. Then he also comes across as very friendly to me. He will undoubtedly have grown at a human level. “
Despite the lack of consistent success in Manchester – and some problems in the dressing room – ten Hag still succeeded in winning two trophies in his time at the club, because he made sure that he maintained his status as manager who is skilled in capturing silverware.
Ten Hag also won compliments for his playing style at Ajax, who encouraged United to initially take a step for the 55-year-old. However, it is, however, who has succeeded in cementing himself as the better of the two in recent times after titles successes with Feyenoord and, of course, Liverpool in his first season as Boss of the Premier League Club.