Florian Wirtz agreement reached with clear verdict on Liverpool ace

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Moving to the Premier League for a fee of around $157 million (£116 million), the belief in Wirtz's homeland is that he will come good at Liverpool sooner rather than later. But he knows what he’s capable of." Germany legends Bastian Schweinsteiger and Philipp Lahm are also in agreement about Wirtz after the 22-year-old's slow-ish start to life on Merseyside.

We should be happy that we have such a player in Germany." Liverpool and Germany playmaker Florian Wirtz. (Image: Sebastian Widmann/Getty Images) "I'm not worried about Florian Wirtz at all because he's such an outstanding, brilliant player who simply makes his teammates better," Lahm added.

"From a club representative’s perspective, I can understand the statement about one of Germany’s best players if he didn’t join his own club and we shed a tear for him," DFB managing director Andreas Rettig responded. Liverpool.com says: Wirtz is too good not to be a special player for Liverpool once he gets up to speed.