Liverpool midfielder Florian Wirtz will come good at Anfield – in accordance with his former supervisor Xabi Alonso.
The Germany worldwide has struggled since his £100m summer time transfer, however was a key function in Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen facet profitable the Bundesliga in 2024.
He scored 57 targets 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 huge change for him to return to Liverpool after so a few years in Germany, he’s been there all his life.
“He’s a very 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 doubt he’ll present his high quality and sophistication.”
Actual face Liverpool at Anfield on Tuesday within the Champions League, the place a potential return for Trent Alexander-Arnold guarantees to make headlines.
Alexander-Arnold is one other summer time signing but to hit high gear however Alonso thinks he’ll make his mark for Actual.
“He has to have his personal emotions and luxuriate in it his personal manner, so I’m not going to say how he must really feel,” Alonso mentioned.
“For positive his historical past is completely 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 workforce and profitable the Champions League.
“So he must take pleasure in that second as a result of it’s good to be again and for him it will be good.”