'I was in same position as Florian Wirtz at Liverpool — he should join Chelsea'

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Florian Wirtz will be hoping for a change in fortunes at Liverpool next season, but the German international has been urged to reunite with Xabi Alonso at Chelsea insteadFlorian Wirtz has been told he needs to leave Liverpool this summer(Image: Getty Images)Florian Wirtz has been told he should leave Liverpool this summer by one of the Reds’ former players and reunite with Xabi Alonso at Chelsea.Wirtz’s first year at Anfield, following what was a record-breaking transfer from Bayer Leverkusen, didn’t quite go to plan. He hasn't found his level in his first season, and I think what he needs is a change of scenery to get back to his best,” Morientes told Reviant.“I'll put this in the context of something similar that happened to me.

I'd played for [Real] Madrid, done well, gone to Monaco, done well, and yet when I went to Liverpool I never found my best version.“I quickly realized that maybe that wasn't the right place for me. And I wasn't wrong: I went to Valencia, started scoring again, felt comfortable, and even made it back into the national team.“I think he [Wirtz] himself probably realizes he's not quite in the right context, and Xabi Alonso's interest is very interesting for that reason.

Because Alonso got performances out of him before, he understands him, he can build a team designed around him too.”Morientes added: “In these kinds of situations, players move around a fair bit, and these aren't easy decisions to make, because when you join a club, what you want is to perform.Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. They'll say at least what he cost, but I don't think anyone's going to pay that.“If he'd shown he was at that level, sure, but with a bit less, maybe 25, 30, even 35 percent less, I could see them asking for that, because he's a great player.