‘Almost Too Late’ For Florian Wirtz At Liverpool Believes Ex-PL Star

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Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images Former Premier League defender Frank Leboeuf has assessed Liverpool midfielder Florian Wirtz’s struggles at Anfield, warning it is ‘already almost too late’ for the Germany international to prove himself on Merseyside. The 58-year-old underlined the contrast in expectations between Wirtz and players such as Kevin De Bruyne and Mohamed Salah, pointing out that neither arrived in England with the same level of recognition or expectation.

Competition Appearances Bundesliga 140 Premier League 38 Europa League 33 Florian Wirtz’s top competitions by appearances Leboeuf said on ESPN FC (9:11): “The time that you have when you come to a club is going to be short, especially when you have a season, like Wirtz had before at Leverkusen. “And I disagree [that Wirtz can be compared with De Bruyne when he arrived] because De Bruyne, and you can even name Mo Salah, when they came to England, they weren’t very known.

“When Wirtz came to Liverpool, that was THE player, that was €130m, and the guy was amazing, and it’s why you don’t wait too much and it’s already almost too late.” Despite his form, Wirtz earned a call-up for Germany international duty under Jurgen Klopp, who has selected 44 players for his Nations League campaign. Wirtz has two more games before the international break ends, against Serbia and Greece again, before returning to Liverpool when the Reds’ Premier League resumes on 11th October against Manchester City at Anfield.