Overview

• Florian Wirtz joined Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen in a deal worth up to £116m after rejecting interest from Bayern Munich.
• Michael Ballack told Bild that the Premier League surpassed the Bundesliga years ago and argued Wirtz’s growth is better served in England.
• Ballack said Bayern were ready to assemble a package up to €100m for Wirtz and referenced the club’s tighter outlay on Nick Woltemade as a budget choice.
• Wirtz has yet to record a Premier League goal or assist in his first three matches for Liverpool, though he set up a goal in the Community Shield.
• After criticism during Germany’s September fixtures, Wirtz scored a free-kick in a 3-1 win over Northern Ireland, stated adaptation may take a few games, and received public backing from Michael Owen to come good.