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.