A major symptom of Liverpool’s poor form this season is the media speculation surrounding their top players.
After the embarassing 3-0 defeat to Crystal Palace followed a 3-2 loss against Brentford, Liverpool have now list six of their last seven games. Funnily enough, they beat Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 in this run too.
Things are obviously not going according to plan for the Reds but a lot of the speculation emerging at the moment is unfounded
For example, Liverpool are not going to part ways with Florian Wirtz after their £10om deal to sign him from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer. This fee could rise to £116m but “would become payable if the Reds achieve a sustained level of success at elite level – and would only then become a British record.”
Liverpool tipped to send Florian Wirtz to Real Madrid
Former Liverpool star Didi Hamann has suggested that a loan
“Top players didn’t get loaned in the past,” Hamann said. “A loan was for players who didn’t get a game, but the top players didn’t get loaned.
“It probably started with Philippe Coutinho a few years ago, when he went for 140 million or something to Barcelona. And a year later he was loaned out to Bayern Munich.
“I wouldn’t rule anything out in today’s world, especially in football. It’s been reported that Xabi Alonso has asked Real Madrid to keep an eye on Florian Wirtz’ performances and what he does at Liverpool.
“I reckon it could be true. Because we know how fondly he talks of him. He was the reason they won the league, they won the cup.
“He was the heartbeat of the Bayer Leverkusen team with Granit Xhaka, and yeah, they keep an eye on him.
“He’s too good to fail at Liverpool, but it’s been about 10 games now. You can never rule anything out. In my time, Juan Sebastian Veron came to Manchester United as potentially the best midfielder at the time. He lasted one season. So you can never rule anything out.
“It’ll depend on what happens in the next few weeks. But as I said, at the moment I wouldn’t rule anything out, and if Real Madrid are keeping an eye on him, it could happen.”
