‘The question will be’ – Carragher and Keane debate whether Wirtz will be a success at Liverpool

Liverpool broke their then-transfer record to sign Florian Wirtz this summer, so there’ll be plenty of expectation on the German to have a starring role at Anfield.

Arriving from Bayer Leverkusen in a £116m deal in June, the 22-year-old is still in the embroynic stages of his Merseyside career, with just four competitive appearances to his name thus far under Arne Slot.

It’s obviously much too soon to make any definitive judgements on how much of a success our number 7 will be at Anfield, but two prominent pundits have had a go at forecasting his fortunes with the Reds.

In a feature for Sky Sports, Jamie Carragher and Roy Keane were tasked with predicting whether various summer signings in the Premier League will be a hit or a miss, or whether it’s too early to tell.

What did Carragher and Keane say about Wirtz?

When it came to Wirtz, the ex-Liverpool defender said: “Wirtz, too early to tell. He’s obviously got quality, hasn’t he? The only thing I’d say is, and I’m sure he’ll come good because we know he’s got quality, but the question will be, ‘Is he a £116m player?’

“I think he’ll eventually show that, but you’d want to be one of the best players in the league for that, don’t you?”

However, Keane seemed more convinced that the German will be a success at Anfield, saying: “I think the physicality can catch players out, but I think he’s got enough quality to be a hit.”