Florian Wirtz on Liverpool head coach Arne Slot: “He won me over from the very first meeting.” | OneFootball

“I’ve spent my entire life in the Cologne region, with my parents and my inner circle. Therefore, it’s a more difficult step to leave that whole environment and move to another country with all the changes. And to a new league with a different style of play. Therefore, I would definitely say it’s a bigger challenge, one I consciously chose to overcome and become a better player.”

“For me personally, it was pretty clear early in the season, towards winter, that I needed a new challenge in the summer. Because I’m simply someone who’s very ambitious and needs something new every now and then to get out of my comfort zone and prove myself at a higher level. It was clear to me relatively early on that I could take that next step in the summer.”

“The discussions with Arne were very, very good from the very beginning. He won me over from the very first meeting. He gave me clear ideas and a clear vision of how he could and wanted to use me in his team. This, combined with the composition of the team, really convinced me.”

“In the number 10 position—where I play best. I was brought in for that position because they trusted me to make the team better. And I’m trying to live up to that as best as I can.”

“I always felt I could do what I wanted to do. And that’s why I didn’t put any pressure on myself to make a decision as quickly as possible. I’d already thought about both clubs very intensively, and in the end, it wasn’t an easy decision. But I made it with 100 percent conviction, and I’m happy about it.”

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