> **_Did you decide to move abroad because it was more challenging and more attractive for your personal development than a move to FC Bayern?_**
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> Florian Wirtz: “I’ve spent my entire life in the Köln region, with my parents and my inner circle. Therefore, it’s a more difficult step to leave that whole environment and move to another country with all the changes. And to a new league with a different style of play. Therefore, I would definitely say it’s a bigger challenge, one I consciously chose to overcome and become a better player.”
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> **_Publicly, it’s said that the coaching talks with Arne Slot and Vincent Kompany were decisive. How did Slot convince you?_**
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> Wirtz: “The discussions with Arne were very, very good from the very beginning. He won me over from the very first meeting. He gave me clear ideas and a clear vision of how he could and wanted to use me in his team. This, combined with the structure of the team, really convinced me. He saw me In the number 10 position—where I play best. I was brought in for that position because they trusted me to make the team better. And I’m trying to live up to that as best as I can”
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> **_Would that have been different with Jamal Musiala at Bayern?_**
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> Wirtz: “You can’t tell. I don’t know exactly how things would have turned out.”
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> **_Was the decision between Liverpool and Bayern the most difficult of your life so far?_**
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> Wirtz: “I always felt I could do what I wanted to do. And that’s why I didn’t put any pressure on myself to make a quick decision. I’d already thought about both clubs very intensively, and in the end, it wasn’t an easy decision. But I made it with 100% conviction, and I’m happy about it.”