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Florian Wirtz does not look like a £116m player but it is early to write him off
<p>The 23-year-old playmaker has been disappointing for Liverpool but has he really been that bad?</p><p>By <a href="https://theanalyst.com/">Opta Analyst</a></p><p>When <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025
Published 23 September at 13:33 UTC
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<p>The 23-year-old playmaker has been disappointing for Liverpool but has he really been that bad?</p><p>By <a href="https://theanalyst.com/">Opta Analyst</a></p><p>When <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jun/20/florian-wirtz-liverpool-bayer-leverkusen-club-record-116m-deal">Florian Wirtz signed for Liverpool</a> in the summer of 2025, there was only one logical assumption. The Pre