Liverpool is about to see real Florian Wirtz after Arne Slot transfer wish was granted
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When Arne Slot spoke about wanting to add "extra weapons" to his Liverpool team heading into the summer, it is likely that Florian Wirtz was one player who he had in the center of his mind.
At that point, news was still to emerge regarding Liverpool's interest in the former Bayer Leverkusen star.
The expectation in the game at that stage was that Wirtz was likely to follow the well-trodden path to Bayern Munich.
Slot's pitch to the playmaker was strong enough to convince him that a Premier League switch was the right next step, though, and the 22-year-old moved to Anfield over the Allianz Arena.
Up to now, Wirtz has been getting used to the increased intensity of the Premier League.
"It's a different league and a different kind of football," Wirtz said this week.
Germany playmaker Florian Wirtz.
In the next run of games — a much more normal set of fixtures, in comparison, by which time Wirtz will be much more up to speed — Liverpool see the real version of its exciting new playmaker