Dietmar Hamann has indicated the possibility of Florian Wirtz leaving Liverpool on loan in January, following a tough few months for the German at Anfield.
The 2005 Champions League winner doesn't currently believe that the 22-year-old can turn it around on Merseyside, emphasising how the intensity of the Premier League has become a barrier to success for the German international.
Wirtz has evidently struggled with life in England, after moving from boyhood club Bayer Leverkusen for the first time in his career.
With a £116 million price tag over his head, the pressure was always going to be on the midfielder, which has been seen through the lack of returns from Wirtz for his new club, as he has compiled only two assists in 15 matches so far for the Reds.
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• Ekitike: 3 goals + 1 assists.
• Isak: 0 goals + 1 assist.
• Wirtz: 0 goals + 0 assists.
• Kerkez: 1 goal + 0 assists.
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The 22-year-old hasn't been available for Liverpool's last two games, following an injury that he picked when playing for Germany during the international break.
But Hamann has a suspicion that Wirtz may not have many games left for the Reds this season.
When speaking to CoinPoker.com, the former Liverpool midfielder said: "Could Florian Wirtz still leave Liverpool on loan in January? Yeah."
"Obviously with all the help and all the protection from the club and the manager, if you bring somebody in for that amount of money, then maybe he should be the one, even though he's still very young, then maybe you expect him to turn things around.
“I don't think, the way he's playing at the moment, I'm not sure he's capable of doing that", Hamann added.
The former Germany World Cup finalist said: "“And when I watch him sometimes, you know, thinking, has he lost belief because it is in the Premier League?
“Sometimes when I watch him when he loses possession, I'm thinking maybe it’s because it’s a lot quicker, a lot more physical, as if he were to say ‘I'm not sure that's for me’.
“I hope I'm wrong, but this is how it looks to me. Sometimes if it's going on for too long, you know, it's very hard to turn it around.”
The 51-year-old, who made 283 appearances for the Reds, has also questioned how Wirtz's mentally coping with the criticism, after being seen as the golden boy at Leverkusen.
He said: "He doesn't look happy at the moment.
“He's a player who learned football on the streets, and that's how he played for Leverkusen, and this is why he was so natural, he always did the right thing.
“Now he doesn't do that anymore, he thinks too much. I think he works too much going backwards, which credits and honours him because he wants to help the team.
Hamann also believes a temporary move away from England will help the German gain the confidence needed to find the form that was so crucial in his former side's historic season under Xabi Alonso just two years ago.
The former Champions League winner added: "It might take a little bit of weight off his shoulders because people clearly saw this past weekend that he is not the problem. Despite that, so far he's been very disappointing.
“I think he's got until Christmas now to show his worth, which is not easy because, as I said, the team is not functioning at the moment.
“I think if he doesn't do it from now until Christmas, I'm pretty sure that the club will get together with him and see what the best would be for both parties.”
