Liverpool news: Florian Wirtz to Real Madrid heats up as player's dad sends message
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Liverpool are preparing to welcome West Ham on Saturday, aiming for a sixth victory in their last seven fixtures across all competitions.Florian Wirtz represented one of the club's headline signings last year after Liverpool secured his services, finalising a £116million transfer for the Bayer Leverkusen star. Here, Express Sport examines some of the most significant headlines surrounding the Reds.Florian Wirtz to Real MadridAn agent linked to Wirtz revealed that he approached Real Madrid's president during last summer's transfer window in a bid to reunite the midfielder with his former boss Xabi Alonso.While Wirtz's father, Hans-Joachim, serves as the Liverpool star's official representative, Volker Struth has previously handled the player's marketing and was keen to facilitate a move to Los Blancos."During the period when a move to Liverpool or Bayern was being discussed, I called Xabi Alonso and told him: 'You have to take the lad from Leverkusen with you to Real,'" Struth told Phrasenmaher."Xabi replied, 'You don't have to tell me that, you have to tell (Real president) Florentino Perez'.
Florian Wirtz makes every team in the world better.'Galatasaray defender Roland Sallai has been linked with a move to Liverpool (Image: Getty Images)"That year, it simply wasn't the right time due to the squad and the budget. But my wish remains that Florian will play there one day."Father sends Liverpool transfer messageThe father of Galatasaray right-back Roland Sallai has suggested that Liverpool have already established contact regarding a possible transfer.
Injuries have rendered right-back a problematic position for the Reds this season, and the 28-year-old's father believes his son represents Liverpool's answer."Roli feels good here [at Galatasaray], he loves the club, he doesn't want to leave at any cost, but I think he still has one big step left in his career, a really big club," Tibor Sallai said to Hungarian outlet Blikk. "From here he can only sign for a team that is truly one of the top teams in the world."Liverpool could be such a destination, and I admit, I wouldn't be surprised if this club change happened now, in the winter.