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After watching Florian Wirtz dance through a crowd of SC Freiburg defenders in October 2023 to give his side a precious lead on their way to the Bundesliga title, the former Spain international simply raised his eyebrows on the touchline.

It was a quiet acknowledgment of Wirtz's brilliance, and Alonso's sentiments were echoed after the match by Freiburg coach Christian Streich, who simply claimed: "You can't defend against Florian Wirtz."

That hypothesis will be tested more rigorously than ever before next season following Wirtz's £100 million move (plus £16m in add-ons) from Leverkusen to Liverpool.



There were so many times when he'd just pick up the ball and do something incredibly special and you thought 'you can't replace that.' For me, he's been the standout player.

"He's got a reputation in Germany as being a little bit similar to someone like [Chelsea forward] Cole Palmer in the sense that he's very carefree; he's very chill, he's very happy.

He's the full package."

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Considering Liverpool won the Premier League title at a canter -- ultimately finishing 10 points clear of second-placed Arsenal, clinching in late-April -- Slot's squad are not in need of major surgery this summer.

The majority of his goals tend to come from just inside the box (centrally), often executed after carefully picking his spot and applying the right pace on the ball with his shooting technique.

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With such an impressive body of work already behind him, it is no surprise that Wirtz was linked with many of Europe's top clubs before ultimately settling on a move to Anfield.

"Flo is one of the top players in the world," Alonso said in a Leverkusen news conference last month.

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