‘Nonsense’ – Ex-PL Star Dismisses High Florian Wirtz Praise

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Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images Former Premier League star Craig Burley has dismissed former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp’s evaluation of Reds star Florian Wirtz as being a once-in-a-century talent. There have already been question marks about why he cost so much money and had so much hype associated with him, but he has the backing of former Liverpool boss Klopp and current Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann, who stated that Wirtz has created the most chances in the Premier League.

Burley also thinks that Naglesmann is someone who does not watch Liverpool games enough, as he pointed out that Wirtz is far from being the leading chance creator in the Premier League, as he himself ranks third in his team in terms of creating opportunities. Club Years Bayer Leverkusen 2020-2025 Liverpool 2025- Florian Wirtz’s career history “If you watched the games, you know that Florian Wirtz is not the chief creator in the Premier League or indeed the chief creator at Liverpool, which he is not; he is third”, Burley said on ESPN FC (10:15).

“Wirtz is a very good player, don’t get me wrong; this will probably all blow away when he hits his straps at Liverpool, which I am sure he will. And that is just in Germany and then the other guy saying he is creating the most amount of chances – I mean, come on!” Klopp and Nagelsmann are not the only figures backing Wirtz to be successful at Liverpool, as former West Ham United sporting director Tim Steiden revealed that the player has high ambitions for his future.