Incredible Liverpool wonderkid is the NEXT Florian Wirtz | OneFootball

There's an exciting wonderkid at Liverpool who is like a clone of Florian Wirtz.

There aren't many players like the sensational German superstar in modern football. Wirtz is a player who is both technically supreme and also capable of covering every blade of grass on the pitch.

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His constant running and movement make him a nightmare for opposition players. This, combined with his footballing IQ, the way he can read the game two or three steps ahead of anyone else, makes him a truly world-class player.

Liverpool have seen it in flashes. Arne Slot's side have become better with Wirtz in the side but there is so much more to come.

Wirtz is only 22-years-old. He's still developing and growing. The sky is the limit and ultimately he will become an iconic figure at Anfield beloved by the fans and his teammates.

In world football, as we have said, he's a unique profile.

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Players as good technically as Wirtz are rare. Players who can also put in the hard graft on the pitch are even rarer. It's why Liverpool paid so much money to buy the German international.

Thankfully, when it comes to his replacement, they may not need to pay a penny. That's because the next Wirtz is already at the club. His name is Erik Farkas.

Does that name not ring a bell? Well it might do in a few years. Farkas is a 16-year-old currently playing for Liverpool's academy and representing England's U17 national team.

We wrote in detail about him and why England are fighting to get him to represent the Three Lions on our Substack. You can read about that here.

Farkas is of Hungarian origin. He was born in the country but he moved to England at a young age. His older brother, Patrik, also played for Liverpool's academy alongside the likes of Jayden Danns, and now plays for Blackburn Rovers.

Farkas comes from a footballing loving family, and he's been tipped as a huge talent from a young age. When he was spotted playing in Manchester, both City and United also wanted to sign him but his family accepted Liverpool's proposal.

Since then, he's been at the club for the last five years and has established himself as one of the biggest talents at academy level.

Now he's starting to showcase his quality on the international stage as well. Farkas was called-up to a star-studded England U17 national team that included Ryan Kavuma-McQueen, who Chelsea believe is an even bigger talent than Rio Ngumoha.

Despite picking up a knock at Liverpool before joining up with England and not being fully fit, Farkas featured in all three of the young Three Lions' games in Dusseldorf, Germany.

He came on as a late substitute against Venezuela, and then made his first start for the U17 national team against Israel. Farkas capped that off with an assist for Mathis Eboue, who is the son of Emmanuel.

With an impressive performance, Farkas was given the nod to start against Germany as well and this time he assisted Kavuma-McQueen, making sure he managed two assists in his first two starts for the national team at this level.

© IMAGO - Erik Farkas of Liverpool wearing no.18 for England's U17 team.

Why Farkas is a Wirtz clone

Liverpool's academy haven't really produced a player of Farkas' profile in a long-time. He's a very unique player and that is because he is eerily similar to Wirtz in the way he plays.

He can play as a no.8 but his best position is probably as a no.10. Farkas like Wirtz reads the game extremely well. He has got an exquisite technical quality and thrives at taking players on in one vs one situations.

Wirtz's best ability is getting himself out of tight spaces and Farkas does this with ease as well.

On top of that, he works tirelessly off the ball which is exactly what Wirtz does as well.

The resemblance is uncanny, and soon Liverpool fans should get to see that for themselves with Farkas expected to make his debut for the U18s at club level.