Liverpool midfielder Florian Wirtz will come good at Anfield – in keeping with his former supervisor Xabi Alonso.
The Germany worldwide has struggled since his £100m summer season transfer, however was a key function in Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen aspect profitable the Bundesliga in 2024.
He scored 57 objectives in 197 video games for Leverkusen however has but to hit the web for Liverpool – the place Alonso himself spent 5 years as a participant.
Alonso mentioned: “I’ve no doubts. It’s only a matter of time.
“It’s a massive change for him to come back to Liverpool after so a few years in Germany, he’s been there all his life.
“He’s a extremely particular participant. He has high quality and persona and he’s aggressive. It has occurred with nice gamers within the Premier League earlier than and I’ve no doubts with Flo.
“He’s very particular and doubtless one of many causes I’m right here now (at Actual Madrid) so I’m very grateful to Flo. Hopefully not tomorrow, however I’ve little question he’ll present his high quality and sophistication.”
Actual face Liverpool at Anfield on Tuesday within the Champions League, the place a possible return for Trent Alexander-Arnold promises to make headlines.
Alexander-Arnold is one other summer season signing but to hit high gear however Alonso thinks he’ll make his mark for Actual.
“He has to have his personal emotions and revel in it his personal method, so I’m not going to say how he must really feel,” Alonso mentioned.
“For positive his historical past is totally different from mine, he was born and bred in Liverpool, I bear in mind him from a younger age within the academy after which coming to the primary crew and profitable the Champions League.
“So he must get pleasure from that second as a result of it’s good to be again and for him it will be good.”
