Florian Wirtz - Welcome to LFC

[The_weatherman]

Holy **** this is exciting, get in a top striker too and our starting XI will be awesome, we can even afford to rotate in midfield.

[calvoboy]

Just in case anyone has any doubts on this kids ability, check this video out. Unbelievable that he has a highlights reel like this having only just turned 22. Seems we are signing someone with the potential to be an all time great.

His vision and control of a football are up there with Barnes, Suarez and Firmino, one of those rare players that seems to be playing the game at a different speed setting to everyone around them.

Florian Wirtz | Welcome to Liverpool 2025 - YouTube

A lot of that looks more Gerrard-like than Suarez or Firmino to be honest.

Don't want to over-hype him though before he's kicked a ball for us.

[ric.williams]

false 9? from the left? or an attacking mid? where does everyone see him fitting in?

id love to see him be the new firmino

[BG1973]

Dunno but he looks best running at goal not running away from it to come for the ball.

[Sus]

Was hoping he had a middle name like Norbert, not Richard

Think he will play in Szob's position, with Szob moving to 8 / 6 - don't think he will play much as a false 9 or off the left to be honest

[Norbs]

Was hoping he had a middle name like Norbert, not Richard

Think he will play in Szob's position, with Szob moving to 8 / 6 - don't think he will play much as a false 9 or off the left to be honest

We had Norbert already

[Paul12]

Was hoping he had a middle name like Norbert, not Richard

Think he will play in Szob's position, with Szob moving to 8 / 6 - don't think he will play much as a false 9 or off the left to be honest

Other famous number 6s, Bobby Moore, Alan Hansen and Emlyn Hughes

[Buzzo]

Not a big fan of the middle name thread title naming convention tbh.

[RedReet]

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[The_weatherman]

I think he'll be our nr. 10 for sure, Szobo can rotate with him and Macca, but Flo will be our main nr. 10. Today, it looks like him, with Salah and Frimpong on the right, Diaz and Kerkez on the left and Ekitike upfront, awesome.

[peterbread]

The fact they are looking for a new 9 once they sell a few players tells you he’ll play as a 10.

[kemm1]

Biggest signing since Torres IMO. VVD and Ali didn’t have the gravitas this guy has, City, Bayern, Real were all interested

Biggest signing since Barnes

[Irishnev]

Biggest signing since Barnes

Barnes was my first “love” as a Liverpool player but he wasn’t the star he became when we signed him…. Wirtz had every big club in Europe after him. If we had signed Laudrup as we were supposed to it might have been similar

[Deano]

. If we had signed Laudrup as we were supposed to it might have been similar

Drool - We only offered him a two year deal, he wanted to come, was desperate but he wanted a 3-4 year deal - Just imagine if he had joined - Jeez

[Irishnev]

Drool - We only offered him a two year deal, he wanted to come, was desperate but he wanted a 3-4 year deal - Just imagine if he had joined - Jeez

Did we sign “someone” else?

Edit - Google tells me we signed John Wark in 1983…… good but not Laudrup