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Liverpool fans know which player they want to replace Florian Wirtz and urge Reds to make swap

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Florian Wirtz’s lack of clear improvement at Liverpool has been a real concern for supporters this season as they continue to wonder when they will see the best from the £116m signing.It has certainly not all been bad from Wirtz, who was arguably Liverpool‘s best player against Nottingham Forest on matchday two, for example, but by and large he has carried on looking like a square peg in a round hole for the Reds.Not only is Wirtz not playing well enough, though, he is at times destabilising the rest of the Liverpool team, and if he does not get markedly better from here until the end of the season, there is a genuine argument that the Reds may have to move him on. Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images Liverpool fans want Florian Wirtz/Michael Olise swapAlthough there have been rumours that they are monitoring his situation at Liverpool, the latest reports from Germany suggest that Bayern are not interested in signing Wirtz for the time being.Nevertheless, with Liverpool still on the lookout for a new right winger, and with Olise’s future slightly shrouded in doubt, fans on RTK‘s Facebook page are hopeful that the Reds could look to do a smart swap deal which could potentially benefit everybody.“Big yessssss.



If possible swap with Olise!!!” said one fan, answering the question of whether Liverpool should consider selling Wirtz.“Yes, Szoboszlai can do his job, get Olise,” someone else agreed, adding: “And get [Lamine] Camara get [Alejandro] Balde and get a right back then here we go, YNWA, our side will be dangerous.”READ MORE: Marco Rose makes promise about what Bournemouth will do against Liverpool after Europa League winAnother supporter suggested that while getting Olise would be the ideal scenario, if Liverpool can’t bring the Frenchman to Anfield, then there is no need to sell Wirtz.“Swap with Olise. He is one of the few to unlock Isak,” they said.Others were not especially interested in the Olise angle, but were in agreement that Wirtz is running out of time to prove that he can cut it in the Premier League with Liverpool.“A big YES – from indications, I don’t see his game improving,” one fan said.

“Besides, he is too soft, seems we are always one man down whenever he is on the pitch.”“Sell him fast,” someone else commented. “Now that it’s early and still playing in the German national team because he will still get some value.”Not everybody was so down on Wirtz, though, with some fans arguing that there has not been enough patience in the 23-year-old, who should still be given time to make it work with the Reds.“No.