There can be no hiding the fact that Florian Wirtz has struggled since joining Liverpool last summer. The German international arrived at Anfield to much fanfare following a £116m deal with Bayer Leverkusen just over a year ago, but since then, he has failed to repay much of the eye-watering transfer fee the Reds forked out to secure his services.Â
In his debut campaign on Merseyside, the attacking midfielder managed just five goals and four assists in the Premier League, with his first goal involvement in the league taking 13 games to arrive. He has managed just one assist so far this term and looks like a shadow of the player that was tearing up the Bundesliga as a teenager.Â
His woes have been exacerbated this season as Liverpool look devoid of any creativity at all.
The Reds have drawn three of their opening four Premier League games, with the recent goalless draw against Fulham at Anfield causing Andoni Iraola’s men to lose further ground in the title race. Truth be told, the bookies are already writing off their hopes of a second title in three seasons.
The latest odds from the popular Lucky Rebel Sportsbook currently position the Merseysiders as a distant 28/1 outsider, well behind 4/6 defending champions Arsenal and 9/4 second-favorites Manchester City.Â
Bayern’s ongoing Wirtz admirationÂ
Last summer, Wirtz had a decision to make regarding which club he should join next. It was either Liverpool or a move to German giants Bayern Munich, a club that has continuously snapped up the best German talents from its domestic rivals over the years.
Somewhat surprisingly, the 2024 Bundesliga player of the season opted to head to Merseyside, but things haven’t yet worked out for either him or the club.Â
In recent days, popular German reporter Christian Falk has revealed that while Bayern aren’t currently looking into the possibility of a deal for Wirtz, they remain admirers.
However, he went on to say, “Of course, if Florian Wirtz were, at some point in…
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