Jamie Carragher and Roy Keane played a game of hit, miss or too early to tell when assessing many of the Premier League\u2019s biggest transfers, and while the pundits agreed on most, the opinions were split on Chelsea\u2019s Alejandro Garnacho and Liverpool\u2019s Florian Wirtz.<\/p>\n
Garnacho left Manchester United for Chelsea in a deal worth \u00a340m, while Florian Wirtz \u2013 for a few months at least \u2013 became the most expensive signing by a British club when joining Liverpool for \u00a3116m (\u00a3100m plus \u00a316m in add-ons). Alexander Isak, by way of his \u00a3125m switch from Newcastle, took that mantle on deadline day.<\/p>\n
Garnacho\u2019s late-window move means he\u2019s yet to pull on a Chelsea shirt. Wirtz has played four times for the Reds and while he\u2019s shown flashes of brilliance, he\u2019s registered just one assist (in the Community Shield) and no goals so far.<\/p>\n
Sky Sports pundits, Carragher and Keane, were tasked with playing a game of hit, miss or too early to tell when running the rule over some of the highest profile players to change clubs this summer.<\/p>\n
And while the pair agreed on most, there was a differing of opinion on Garnacho and Wirtz.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not a fan of Garnacho,\u201d declared Carragher<\/a>, \u201cMiss.<\/p>\n \u201cYou know what I didn\u2019t like? In the Chelsea game [versus Fulham last Saturday] where the [cameras] go to the people in the stands and they\u2019re on their phones while the game is going on.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not just him by the way, there\u2019s lot of them, but I can\u2019t stand it!\u201d<\/p>\n Keane, meanwhile, stayed on the fence when stating: \u201cI\u2019m undecided on that one, I\u2019m not convinced.\u201d<\/p>\n When attention turned to Wirtz, Carragher voiced concerns over whether the German will justify his colossal price tag.<\/p>\n \u201cWirtz\u2026 too early to tell,\u201d said Carragher. \u201cHe\u2019s obviously got quality. The only thing I\u2019d say is, and I\u2019m sure he\u2019ll come good, but the question will be is he a \u00a3116m player?<\/p>\n \u201cI think he\u2019ll eventually show that, but you want to be one of the best players in the league for that don\u2019t you?\u201d<\/p>\n Keane responded: \u201cI think the physicality can catch players out, but I think he\u2019s got enough quality to be a hit.\u201d<\/p>\n The physicality and intensity of the Premier League may well have caught Wirtz by surprise so far.<\/p>\n He was noticeably suffering with cramp before being replaced in the 89th minute of Liverpool\u2019s 1-0 victory over Arsenal last weekend.<\/p>\n Speaking post-match, manager Arne Slot summed up the shock to the system Wirtz is experiencing when stating<\/a>: \u201cIt wasn\u2019t an injury, it was a welcome to the Premier League!<\/p>\n \u201cAfter 85 minutes, I don\u2019t think he knew he could have cramp in so many different places and that\u2019s what happened. That is welcome to the Premier League, that is welcome to playing in this intensity against an Arsenal that can play really intense as well.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you bring in \u2013 as we do \u2013 very, very good players, so, so, so talented but from different leagues and young \u2013 Florian is 22 and 23 Hugo [Ekitike] \u2013 I think it is normal if you are not 27 or 28 you maybe need to make a step towards the Premier League and that\u2019s what these two are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n Carragher and Keane\u2019s FULL assessment<\/strong><\/p>\n Latest Liverpool and Chelsea news<\/strong><\/p>\n \ud83d\udd34\u00a0Marc Guehi to REJECT offers as new Liverpool transfer plans clarified<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n