Wirtz impresses in early showing under SlotFlorian Wirtz’s Liverpool debut was deliberately low-key – absent at Preston and limited to behind-closed-doors minutes against Stoke City. But as

The Reds' manager did a fantastic job last season in guiding the team to Premier League glory, but this season could be trickier with so many new faces

“In the end, it was a matter of nuances,” Wirtz’s father and co-agent Hans-Joachim told Spiegel. “The decision ultimately had to do with the different sporting situations and Florian’s role. And financially, there weren’t any major differences between the two clubs anyway.”

Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez, Giorgi Mamardashvili and US$156 million British-record signing Florian Wirtz were all in the Liverpool party that touched down on Monday, ahead of Saturday’s pre-season friendly match against AC Milan at Kai Tak Stadium.

Liverpool pipped Bayern Munich to the signing of Florian Wirtz last month for a British transfer record of £116.5m in a major coup, but Borussia Dortmund's chief believes the decision weakened the Bun

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