Is Florian Wirtz worth the money for Liverpool? #shorts

New Liverpool midfielder Florian Wirtz has become the most expensive Premier League transfer of all time!

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00:00If Florian Wurtz is worth 150 million euros, then football might truly have lost its head.

00:04Possibly, anyway, because Liverpool are very, very smart when it comes to recruitment.

00:08Wurtz could be different. He's just 22 years old, and he's been significant in the rise of Leverkusen recently.

00:13A lot of Leverkusen fans call him the best player they've seen at the club.

00:16They've just come on the back of an invincible season in the Bundesliga and all competitions until the European final.

00:22And, of course, Wurtz was absolutely key to that.

00:24Wurtz is one of the top goal-creating players in Europe.

00:26He glides past defenders, and he's a relentless presser, which is perfect for an Arna Slott system.

00:31This isn't just a gamble, either. Liverpool have been doing data-driven analysis on their player recruitment since 2012.

00:37It's helped them unearth gems like Mo Salah, Gini Wijnaldum, Andy Robertson.

00:41Back in the day, when Liverpool signed Salah, they were called crazy for signing a flop at Chelsea.

00:45And now he's one of the best players, possibly, to play in the Premier League era.

00:49And under Arna Slott, he likes a player that's a controller, a presser, someone that can move through midfield.

00:53Is 150 million euros that crazy?

00:56Well, City and Bayern both put in huge offers for him.

00:59It may not just be overpaying, but actually an investment for the future as well as now.

01:03He's still only young.

01:04Liverpool are a club that like to give their players a little bit more time than other big six clubs.

01:07So, is 150 million crazy? Possibly.

01:10I mean, Liverpool are known for their fantastic recruitment.

01:13But then again, the last time they did make a big money signing was on Darwin Nunez.

01:17So, we'll see what happens.

01:19So, we'll see what happens.