Former Liverpool goalkeeper Sander Westerveld is confident Florian Wirtz is worth the £100m fee Liverpool have spent on the German international.
Liverpool shocked the footballing world when they decided to smash their record fee to confirm the signature of one of football's most sought after players. Wirtz had been linked with a move to either Bayern Munich or Manchester City, before the Champions gazumped competition to secure his services.
Westerveld, who made 103 appearances for the club, is confident the "little magician" will prove his worth.
“He’s definitely worth the money, he’s a little magician,” Westerveld told the PA news agency.
“I don’t want to compare him with other players but he is definitely going to be one of the most exciting players next season.”
The business does not stop there for Liverpool, with highly-rated Bournemouth left-back Milos Kerkez expected to complete a move imminently.
This follows a move for Jeremie Frimpong and Valencia keeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, in what will be a record breaking window under FSG. Westerveld believes this has been a long-time coming under their ownership.
“Finally, you would say,” stated Westerveld.
“Last season they only bought (Federico) Chiesa, so they haven’t spent in the last couple of years as other teams have but I think it was the right moment now.
