'Always tried': Florian Wirtz responds to rumours of Mo Salah tension at Liverpool in new interview

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Florian Wirtz has poured cold water on the rumours of discontent in the Liverpool dressing room with a claim about Mo Salah. When he arrived at Liverpool, there were claims that Salah resented Wirtz’s increased role.

Photo by Jan Fromme – firo sportphoto/Getty Images“He came also young to Liverpool, and as a big signing, and he tried just to speak to me and make me feel…free, you know?”A vastly different picture than the one painted by some in the media, and yet another example of Salah’s professionalism and dedication to Liverpool. Wirtz and Frimpong on coming to Liverpool togetherAlongside Wirtz was Bayer Leverkusen teammate Frimpong.

The pair were asked about that process, and how they felt about taking this next step together.Wirtz said: “It started already during the season, we were still in Leverkusen, and from the day I had the interest of Liverpool I found out that they were also interested in Jeremie. We were sitting next to each other, so we were speaking almost every day, how it’s going and how it can be so, so cool if we go together.” If you could buy ANY Premier League player right now, who are you signing for Liverpool this summer?