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Florian Wirtz has been linked with Liverpool(Image: Getty Images)

Florian Wirtz has previously explained that his mentality is to eclipse Arsenal's Kai Havertz in terms of skill, ability, and success.

Wirtz played his first game with Bayer Leverkusen at the age of 17 years old back in May 2020 to become the side's youngest-ever debutant.

However, he had big boots to fill in stepping up to replace Havertz, who left the Bundesliga behind to chase glory in the Premier League with Chelsea the very same year.



I've always been like this." These comments underline Writz's elite mentality - which has seen him become a true winner at Leverkusen - and show the kind of character Liverpool could be getting.

Despite friendly competition between the two Germans, Wirtz also said that he relied on Havertz to learn the game before his departure from the club.

He added: "I watched [Havertz] in training; how he behaved in front of goal and moved in the space."

Wirtz could have the chance to go head-to-head with Havertz and Arsenal next season, with a move to Liverpool or City this summer heavily tipped.

Havertz's Arsenal have proven to be Liverpool and City's biggest challengers in the title race over the last few years, but Mikel Arteta's men have come off second best every time so far.

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Havertz himself is still chasing his first Premier League title, having made the move from Chelsea to Arsenal in 2023 in a £65million move.

The Gunners registered a second-place finish in the league during his maiden season in north London, and 2024/25 looks to be a similar state of affairs, with Liverpool ultimately seeing Arsenal off with four games to spare - though Havertz has been unable to influence the title race for much of the second half of the season due to injury.

Kai Havertz has excelled with Arsenal(Image: Getty Images)

Havertz, who left Leverkusen with 77 goal involvements in 150 matches, admitted that he struggled with the 'hype' when he first burst on to the scene in Germany.

You can't trust everyone who praises you after a good game any more than you can believe those who label you crap after a bad one.

"It's important to learn how to tune others out." However, Wirtz has flourished at Leverkusen and has arguably developed into a better player than Havertz, having scored an impressive 57 goals and registered 65 assists in his 196 games for the club.

Kai Havertz and Florian Wirtz have played together internationally(Image: Getty Images)

Despite Liverpool's success this season, Arne Slot is still looking to improve his squad as they look to defend their title and bid for more trophies next term.
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