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Bayern Munich has taken its missed opportunity to sign Florian Wirtz to Liverpool badly.

Florian Wirtz during his medical at Liverpool.

Matthaus fired back at Hoeness, saying he "lives in his own world" and citing the fee Liverpool paid for Wirtz as evidence supporting his argument about Bayern's stance on Woltemade.

Speaking to Bild, he said: "First of all, I have to say that I'm used to Uli Hoeness' insults and I don't take them seriously anymore.

So why can't Wirtz cost €150m or Woltemade €80-100m?

"Uli Hoeness lives in his own world.

Indeed, Matthaus is clearly a big fan of Wirtz and was surprised that the 22-year-old chose to leave the Bundesliga this summer, but he has backed the forward to have a big impact in the Premier League.

"Personally, I also thought Florian would want to stay in Germany for the next few years

Florian Wirtz believes in himself 100 per cent – and rightly so: I have absolute confidence in him that he'll make it at Liverpool and in the Premier League.

"He doesn't have to hide from anyone