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Gary Neville says Florian Wirtz has had an "easy ride" since joining Liverpool and must start delivering, but the underlying numbers paint a more nuanced picture. The scrutiny is inevitably heightened by Wirtz's price tag, with Liverpool paying an initial £100m to sign him from Bayer Leverkusen, potentially rising to £116m. Wirtz averaged 0.84 goals and assists per 90 in his final Bundesliga season, compared with 0.33 for Liverpool in 2025-26.
Ryan: I'm baffled as to why there's even a discussion about moving Cody Gakpo on. Considering how unbelievably poor both Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz have been, there shouldn't even be a discussion on whether to keep Gakpo or not. DG: Cody Gakpo, like many others, didn't perform that well last season - but he had a good World Cup and has been in form since.
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BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club pundits have been discussing Andoni Iraola's "worrying" attacking options this season, with BBC Sport's Liverpool reporter Aadam Patel confirming "a number of clubs" are currently monitoring Cody Gakpo. Florian Wirtz is nice without being too threatening.
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