Liverpool goalkeeper Florian Wirz has been described as a “magician” by his Bayer Leverkusen team-mate Victor Boniface.
The Nigeria international said he was impressed by the young playmaker when he was linked with a move to the BayArena in the summer.Boniface praised Wirtz’s quality on the ball and said he had a hard time dealing with opposing defenders. The Bayer Leverkusen striker praised Wirtz’s versatile performance. He said on the Obi One podcast, as quoted by Liverpool World:”When I was linked with Leverkusen, I had to watch some videos and then I saw him play.
This guy is a magician.” We won’t be surprised by what he does in the game. Because training is crazy. “Once he gets the ball, nobody wants to mark him.”The attacker added:”He is very good, fast, strong and skilful. He has power and sometimes you see a number 10 who can use the ball without defending, but that’s about it.
He can defend he can attack and he is skilled. “I try to play with him a lot during training because I want to have the same energy in matches.”According to the source mentioned above, Wirtz has been pursued by major European clubs for some time.
Liverpool are one of Germany’s biggest fans, but also compete with Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. Wirz has appeared in 23 matches for coach Xabi Alonso’s side this season, scoring 8 goals and 12 assists. At the contest. Bayer Leverkusen are unbeaten in all competitions this season and the 20-year-old has been a major reason for his outstanding performances.
