Florian Wirtz has something 'in his head' as Arne Slot urged to make bold move

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12:05, Mon, Oct 13, 2025 Updated: 12:10, Mon, Oct 13, 2025 Florian Wirtz has struggled to live up to his enormous price tag (Image: Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images)Liverpool summer signing Florian Wirtz's displays may be suffering due to his hefty transfer fee, according to former Reds frontman Emile Heskey. Wirtz departed Bayer Leverkusen for Liverpool during the summer window for an overall package worth £116million.Across his nine Premier League and Champions League appearances for the club thus far, he has yet to find the net or provide an assist.

He entered the fray as a second-half replacement as Arne Slot's side succumbed to a 2-1 defeat.Wirtz has come under fire for his displays to date, though Heskey maintains that he requires additional time to acclimatise. Wirtz is needing that bedding in, especially with the price tag because that will be in his head as well."Alexander Isak's arrival has presented Arne Slot with a selection dilemma (Image: Carl Recine/Getty Images)Wirtz wasn't the sole major summer signing during the transfer window, with striker Alexander Isak finalising a £125m switch from Newcastle United on deadline day.Fellow attacker Hugo Ekitike also secured a move to Anfield during the summer, presenting Slot with something of a selection dilemma.

There might be an answer, according to Heskey, though it comes with potential pitfalls."If you're talking about out-and-out strikers, I'd rather have Isak starting than Ekitike because I've seen him do it before," he said."Don't get me wrong, I think Ekitike has done fantastic and he's got so much to give. Across his 10 outings in all competitions, he has found the net five times whilst contributing one assist.Meanwhile, Isak has been working to regain full match sharpness after transfer speculation disrupted his pre-season preparations.The forward is still searching for his first goal in five Premier League and Champions League matches, though he did break his duck for the club during the Carabao Cup victory over Southampton last month.