Indeed, according to The Athletic, Liverpool head coach Arne Slot broke away from his holiday last week to speak with Cherki.

He fell behind because it took him a while to understand."

Dominik Szoboszlai has been the man to play the number 10 role under Slot this season.



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He runs for two players, so that probably deserves more credit than him scoring a goal.

"But it’s nice that he starts scoring goals as well, because that in the end is also what you need to do if you are an attacking midfielder that wears the Liverpool shirt."

Liverpool.com says: Wirtz is a natural runner who will bring lots of energy to the Liverpool team should that deal be done