Things are not great for Florian Wirtz at Liverpool.
After passing on Bayern Munich last summer, Wirtz has not exactly settled in the Liverpool in an authoritative way. Given that, noted pundit Didi Hamann would not be totally shocked if Wirtz sought out a reunion with his former coach, Xabi Alonso, with Real Madrid.
“Top players didn’t get loaned in the past. A loan was for players who didn’t get a game, but the top players didn’t get loaned. It probably started with Philippe Coutinho a few years ago, when he went for 140 million or something to Barcelona. And a year later he was loaned out to Bayern Munich,” Hamann told ESportsBets.com. “I wouldn’t rule anything out in today’s world, especially in football. It’s been reported that Xabi Alonso has asked Real Madrid to keep an eye on Florian Wirtz’ performances and what he does at Liverpool, I reckon it could be true. Because we know how fondly he talks of him. He was the reason they won the league, they won the cup.
“He was the heartbeat of the Bayer Leverkusen team with Granit Xhaka, and yeah, they keep an eye on him. He’s too good to fail at Liverpool, but it’s been about 10 games now. You can never rule anything out. In my time, Juan Sebastian Veron came to Manchester United as potentially the best midfielder at the time. He lasted one season. So you can never rule anything out. It’ll depend on what happens in the next few weeks. But as I said, at the moment I wouldn’t rule anything out, and if Real Madrid are keeping an eye on him, it could happen.”
It still feels pretty early for Wirtz to think about a move — especially because it would be widely viewed as a failure. If things do not improve a year from now, then — maybe — it just might be a case where things definitely do not fit for the player or the club.
Until then, Arne Slot will continue to try to find ways to get the best out of Wirtz.
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