Florian Wirtz message unmistakable as team-mate shocked by Liverpool reports

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Give the guy some time, it was a big move – but he has huge qualities and I’m certain that he will succeed."Gnabry's effusive praise of Wirtz's ability comes hot on the heels of an appraisal from Germany legend Jurgen Klinsmann this week, who himself remarked in an interview with Sports Illustrated: "Florian needs his time to find his way around the north west of England, Liverpool in particular."That's a lot for a young guy. He has to fight his way through step by step - and he will.

He’ll show the English what he’s made of. I have no doubt that with his running and playing ability, he will make the breakthrough.”That Wirtz is the subject of so much chatter in Germany is indicative of the fact that the £116m playmaker has yet to light the blue touch paper on his Anfield career so far.It's been a difficult adjustment for so many of the club's new arrivals this summer and the Reds entered into the international break on the back of three successive defeats.

The Sweden international has scored more than 40 times in the Premier League in the last two terms, many of them still fresh in the collective memory.Perhaps there would be more margin for Wirtz error had he been the star player for a team who went an entire season unbeaten to win the first domestic title in their history on these shores rather than in the Bundesliga, as he did for Leverkusen in 2024, but for now, it is fair to say the Premier League has yet to be taken by the scruff of the neck by Liverpool's new No.7.It's helpful then, from the Reds' perspective, that the deluge of comments from Germany about Wirtz have all been insistent that the former Bayer Leverkusen star will inevitably show his class.It is not just the sanctuary of Germany where Wirtz is finding support at present, though. He was wonderful for Leverkusen but his confidence will be low while expectations are sky high."People forget he’s only 22, but it’s hard to just arrive in the Premier League.