Ballon d'Or winner's Florian Wirtz prediction is about to come TRUE

Liverpool’s summer overhaul is underway. Trent Alexander-Arnold is out and Jeremie Frimpong has arrived.

The Reds are only just getting started though, and the biggest deal in the club’s history is in the works.

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Even when Frimpong’s signing was officially announced on Friday, attention remained on his former Bayer Leverkusen teammate Florian Wirtz.

The 22-year-old was crowned the Bundesliga Player of the Season and a club-record bid of around £110 million has reportedly been submitted to Leverkusen.

The German international is widely regarded as one of the most exciting prospects in world football, and Liverpool making a move for him just weeks after sealing their 20th league title shows real intent.

Wirtz’s rise has been astronomical, but there were some who saw it coming.

German legend knew Wirtz was destined for greatness

At just 22 Wirtz has the potential to go on to be the very best in the game, but his potential has been clear for a while.

Legendary German midfielder and Ballon d’Or winner Lothar Matthaus spoke on the Leverkusen star’s ability back in 2021, when Wirtz was only 17-years-old.

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“He's 17-years-old and he's a talented midfield player. You have to watch him. He will be the second Kai Havertz,” Matthaus told the Bundesliga website.

“He will go the same way as Havertz. In a few years, we will see him play for the German national team and we’ll see him play for a big, big team in Europe."

Just how right Matthaus was.

Wirtz appears to be on the cusp of a move to Liverpool, the most successful club in England and undoubtedly one of the biggest teams in Europe.

The attacking midfielder has also played 29 times for the German national team.

How good can Wirtz be?

It is worth baring in mind that this comparison to Havertz came just months before the German scored in the Champions League final to secure Chelsea’s second European Cup.

Although Havertz has plateaued since then, and Wirtz may have already eclipsed his compatriot, Liverpool supporters will no doubt be excited at the prospect of signing a player who has been so highly rated since such a young age.

Matthaus’ predictions were spot on, and since then Wirtz has won back to back Bundesliga Player of the Season awards, delivered Bayer Leverkusen their first German league title and been involved in 69 goals over the past two seasons.

It will be a truly terrifying prospect for rival supporters if Wirtz does complete the move to Anfield.

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Lothar Matthaus has already been proven right over Wirtz, but a move to Liverpool would truly complete the World Cup winner’s prediction.