{"id":320302,"date":"2025-08-05T16:59:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T16:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/320302\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T16:59:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T16:59:12","slug":"florian-wirtz-says-theres-one-liverpool-player-he-simply-cant-wait-to-play-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/320302\/","title":{"rendered":"Florian Wirtz says there\u2019s one Liverpool player he simply can\u2019t wait to play with"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Liverpool are heading into what could be the most exciting season in years for the Reds.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Indeed, for the first time in a long time, Liverpool have added from a position of strength this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Arne Slot\u2019s side have made four major signings already, and with <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/alexander-isak-now-confident-that-liverpool-move-is-inevitable-as-newcastle-talks-progress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexander Isak on Liverpool\u2019s radar<\/a>, a fifth could soon be through the door too.<\/p>\n<p>As things stand, <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/florian-wirtz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florian Wirtz<\/a> is Liverpool\u2019s biggest summer signing, and speaking to JD Sports, Wirtz has been asked to name which <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/liverpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool<\/a> player he\u2019s most looking forward to playing with.<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, Wirtz named Mohamed Salah as the player he was most excited to link up with at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2216991808-1024x688.jpg\" alt=\"Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring for Liverpool vs Crystal Palace\" class=\"wp-image-951976\" \/>Photo by Carl Recine\/Getty ImagesFlorian Wirtz can\u2019t wait to play with Mohamed Salah<\/p>\n<p>Wirtz was asked which player he\u2019s most excited to work with at Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>The German said that he\u2019s excited to play with all of his new teammates, but, most pertinently, he\u2019s looking forward to sharing a pitch with Salah.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/mohamed-salah-gives-honest-verdict-on-whether-hes-doing-enough-to-win-the-ballon-dor-after-liverpool-beat-west-ham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salah was in Ballon d\u2019Or winning form<\/a> last year, and Wirtz could take him to the next level once again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho are you looking forward to playing with at Liverpool?\u201d Wirtz was asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, the whole team, but maybe Mo Salah. He was the best player last season, so yeah, I\u2019m really looking forward to playing with him,\u201d Wirtz said.<\/p>\n<p>Florian Wirtz\u2019s best career partnerships<\/p>\n<p>Wirtz can\u2019t wait to get working with Salah, and it may not be long before the German and the Egyptian strike up a serious partnership.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Wirtz\u2019s creativity combined with Salah\u2019s finishing ability should lead to tons of goals.<\/p>\n<p>Wirtz has had some fantastic partnerships during his career, but interestingly, most of his best combinations have been with number nines rather than wingers.<\/p>\n<tr>\n<td>Florian Wirtz\u2019s best career partnerships<\/td>\n<td>Joint goal participations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Patrick Schick<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Amine Adli<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Moussa Diaby<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alejandro Grimaldo<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Victor Boniface<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Of course, Xabi Alonso never really played traditional wingers at Bayer Leverkusen, opting for wing-back options instead.<\/p>\n<p>However, Moussa Diaby and Wirtz did strike up a good partnership during the pre-Alonso period at Leverkusen, so there is reason to believe that Salah and Wirtz could work well together in the same way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liverpool are heading into what could be the most exciting season in years for the Reds. 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