Liverpool staff maintained ‘absolute’ faith in one player despite stinging external criticism

Liverpool staff are understood to have maintained ‘absolute’ faith in one of last year’s signings despite substantial criticism from outside the club.

Last June, the Reds broke their transfer record to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen in a £116m deal (The Athletic), although the playmaker had to wait until our final match of 2025 to register his first goal in a red shirt on the day of his 23rd appearance.

Since that strike against Wolves over the festive period, the German has added two more goals...