Florian Wirtz makes 1st start
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Liverpool duo Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong have been close friends for years and have now sought to clarify an incident during their time at Bayer Leverkusen
Florian Wirtz made his unofficial Liverpool debut in a behind-closed-doors friendly with Stoke City last weekend.
The Reds' manager did a fantastic job last season in guiding the team to Premier League glory, but this season could be trickier with so many new faces
Liverpool might not have liked the result of their friendly with Milan, but their German record signing Florian Wirtz made quite the impression
Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz have opened up on the toughest opponent they’ve faced in their career, who is conveniently someone Arne Slot wanted at Liverpool this year. Jeremie Frimpong joined Liverpool this summer for a fee of £29.5m, which could prove an absolute bargain for Arne Slot given the Dutchman’s frightening potential.
“In the end, it was a matter of nuances,” Wirtz’s father and co-agent Hans-Joachim told Spiegel. “The decision ultimately had to do with the different sporting situations and Florian’s role. And financially, there weren’t any major differences between the two clubs anyway.”