Florian Wirtz is currently on Liverpool’s pre-season tour of Asia and has made an immediate impression on his new teammates after his transfer of £ 116 million
Florian Wirtz has been training with Liverpool for two weeks, but his new teammates already understand exactly why the Reds shattered their transfer record to sign him. It was last month when the Premier League champions confirmed the £ 116 million Swoop for the ex-Bayer Leverkusen star.
Wirtz is currently in Hong Kong next to the first team of Arne Slot while intensifying their structure for the season with an Asian tour that places them against AC Milan on Saturday before they stand against Yokohama F Marinos in Japan next Wednesday.
The 22-year-old Germany International missed the curtain variety against Preston North End last week, but played for 45 minutes in the 5-0 triumph for championship equipment Stoke City in the AXA training center.
Wirtz, deployed in the number 10 position, contributed to two goals and impressed by his fresh short passing and sharp movement, reports, reports The Liverpool Echo. Ryan Gravenberch has now revealed what the team has made of their latest recruit.
“I think everyone knows Florian and here too in training he is a really good player: technical, really good visibility,” said Gravenberch. “So I am really happy that he is here and I can’t wait until the season also starts playing with him.”
Gravenberch was already a Dutch international teammate of Liverpool’s other summer drawing of Leverkusen, £ 29 million Right back Jeremie Frimpong, reports Liverpool Echo. “Jeremia, I clearly know him for a long time, so I have a really good relationship with him,” said the midfielder of Reds.
“So I am really happy that he is here. We had a small facetime (before he signed). We spoke to each other and he asked me for Liverpool and everything and I gave him really good advice! It is always nice to have a few new faces. I don’t know what they (the club) will do here, maybe there will be more. I am really excited.”
The other summer arrangements of Liverpool – Left back Milos Kerkez and keepers Giorgi Mamardashvili, Armin Pecsi and Freddie Woodman – are all in Hong Kong, and will now be accompanied by Hugo Ekitike after the Eintracht Frankfurt Striker’s completed £ 69m switch.
And Gravenberch has seen a clear contrast of this summer’s pre-season preparations compared to 12 months ago when Slot recently appointed Reds Manager after the departure of Jurgen Klopp.
“I think everyone here is here from the start,” he said Liverpoolfc.com. “Last season it was the euros (and Copa America), so many people were not there (during the preseason).
“Now we can start again with everyone and make a very nice preseason. My goals are like last season, I just want to be there for the team and show myself again and be able to be consistent as I can.”
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