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So he has that creative element.

“He’s got a little bit of Thomas Muller about him in the sense that he always seems to know where to be, picks up the right pockets of space.

“He can play ball with the outside of his boot if he has to, like a really nice cross or he can just make goals in lots of different ways.

“I think the second part to talk about is actually the defensive part because it shouldn’t be taken for granted.

Not every player is willing to do it, but he will press and press and press, and I think Xavi Alonso has really, really improved his game in that regard.

“That’s obviously going to be a natural fit for what Arne Slot wants.

He’s got lots of different weapons in the arsenal when it comes to scoring goals.

“In each of the last two Bundesliga seasons, he’s been in double figures for goals and double figures for assists.

“His fellow players voted him as the player of the season, which I think tells you a lot.”

On what needs to improve:

“I think it’s going to be about the physicality, him being robust, because there are teams that targeted him and tried to kick him out of the game, and that’s going to happen in the Premier League.

“The other thing will just be about learning exactly what Arne Slot wants … But for me, all the raw material is there.

He’s quite happy to be a chatty to players if he needs to be.

“There’s a fierce competitive spirit there.

To be fair, he was late for the meeting because the traffic in that area can be pretty awful where he was.

“But what I liked about it was that he dealt with it fairly well.

“I don’t think Liverpool would have committed this much finance to this deal if they had any doubts about his temperament.”

On Liverpool’s approach:

“It’s a statement.

“This is what happens when you keep your powder dry, because what it means is when the big opportunity comes, you can take it.

“The perceived wisdom in Germany was that he was going to Bayern.

“This is quite a big deal for Liverpool to have been willing to commit the finance to it because it’s a huge chunk of money because it’s not just the transfer, it’s the wages as well.

It’s a big contract.

“To actually get in ahead of Bayern and persuade a top German international to join you instead of going to Bayern, that is as big a megaphone as you can get for your statement.”

On Wirtz’s potential impact at Liverpool:

“I anticipate him being a big success.

“I anticipate him, injury permitting, being a player that Liverpool fans absolutely love for the next few years.

“You look at the trajectory Mo Salah’s had at Liverpool, I’m not saying he’s going to get that volume of goals, of course, but could he be elite at Liverpool for a very long period of time?
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