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Wirtz
[wurts]
noun
William Willard, 1912–2010, U.S. lawyer and government official: Secretary of Labor 1962–69.
Example Sentences
After signing Frimpong, the Reds have agreed a £116m deal to bring his Leverkusen team-mate and attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz, 22, to Anfield.
Going by the words of German football expert Raphael Honigstein, Liverpool's club-record £116m capture of Florian Wirtz could prove one of the deals of the summer.
Wirtz made his top-flight debut aged 17 for Bayer Leverkusen in May 2020 and just 19 days later he became the then-youngest goalscorer in Bundesliga history against the might of Bayern Munich - a club who were also in contention for his signature this summer.
Since making his debut for Leverkusen, Wirtz has provided 44 assists in the Bundesliga, ranking him third of all players - but everyone else in the top five is at least 29 years old, indicating his high ceiling for development.
But with a multitude of attacking options already at their disposal, where exactly will Wirtz play for Arne Slot's Reds?
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