Florian Wirtz's market value soars despite slow start to Liverpool life

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Despite his lack of goals since joining Liverpool, Florian Wirtz's market value has continued to soar. Wirtz is yet to net his first goal for Liverpool, but has provided three assists, two of which came in the Champions League.

Since his nine-figure signing, Wirtz's performances in a Liverpool shirt have been under intense scrutiny. The site has listed Wirtz's market value as high as €173 million ($199.8 million), significantly more than what Liverpool agreed to pay Leverkusen, even if all add-ons are activated.

Arne Slot, Liverpool's head coach, defended Wirtz's goalscoring form for the Reds earlier this week. "You can say he [has only] started one of the last four but you can also say he's started eight, nine, 10 or 11 already this season," Slot shared with journalists on Monday, just a day before Liverpool triumphed over Real Madrid in the Champions League.