Overview

• Wirtz said he is staying cool about early criticism and expects goals and assists to follow after a big‑money switch from Bayer Leverkusen reported at about £116m/€136m.
• Sebastian Hellmann relayed Jurgen Klopp’s advice to Wirtz to stay cool and trust he will be given time, guidance the midfielder acknowledged even as he rejects leaning on patience as an excuse.
• Rummenigge told German media he feels sorry Bayern missed out and argued Wirtz would have been better off in Munich, citing Bayern’s stance against “financial madness.”
• Selection questions grew as Wirtz was benched for the Everton league win and then left out of the Carabao Cup squad, with Arne Slot managing competition from fellow attackers including Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike.
• Underlying data highlighted strong creativity—such as five major chances created versus Atletico Madrid and high Fbref percentiles for progressive passing and take‑ons—despite no Premier League goals and limited assists so far.