Liverpool have made some significant additions to their squad as part of the ongoing summer transfer window.
The biggest name to land at Anfield in recent weeks has been Florian Wirtz after the German star signed a five-year contract for a reported fee of £116m [$155m] in June.
Wirtz, a Bayer Leverkusen academy graduate, turned heads in Germany with 57 goals and 65 assists in 197 games across five years at his boyhood club.
While Wirtz is yet to make his competitive debut with Liverpool, the 22-year-old made his first appearance at Anfield in a 3-2 win over Athletic Bilbao on August 4.
Speaking after that preseason friendly game, Liverpool boss Arne Slot shared his thoughts on Wirtz's display and indicated which role he will play in his squad in 2025/26.
What did Arne Slot say about Florian Wirtz's role?
Slot praised Wirtz for his 'creativity', while adding he has a 'quality' similar to that of thee recently departed Trent Alexander-Arnold, who left the Reds to join Real Madrid in June.
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"I think there's always room for improvement in every department. Like I said, we've added a few, in my opinion, extra weapons. Florian (Wirtz) has a lot of creativity in the final third," as per The Mirror.
"We've lost with Trent (Alexander-Arnold) a lot of creativity from the back. Trent's crosses and picking out runners was so special - I think Flo has this quality in a totally different position. But he brings that creativity, as we saw with the pace of Hugo (Ekitike), the pace of both full-backs – Milos (Kerkez) and Jeremie (Frimpong)."
Wirtz is expected to make his official debut for Liverpool in the FA Community Shield final against Crystal Palace on August 10 at Wembley Stadium.
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