Julian Nagelsmann reveals TRUTH about Florian Wirtz advice

The speculation about Florian Wirtz at the moment is rife. Anything reported with his name mentioned in it attracts an insane amount of attention. He's the name on everyone's lips right now.

The latest on his impending move to Liverpool is that a bid of £109m was tabled for him and negotiations are still taking place with Leverkusen, although personal terms have been agreed.

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Heading into this summer, we have a particularly interesting transfer period.

Almost every club's season is now over, but two weeks of international fixtures are now set to take place, the transfer window opened on Sunday June 1 for 10 days, although it will close again for six days before an extended six-week window then takes place from June 17 to September 1.

This is all because of the newly formatted FIFA Club World Cup, which has caused a significant shake-up this time around. While neither Liverpool nor Leverkusen will be competing this year, a deal for Wirtz before the early June 10 deadline seems to be the priority.

What Naglesmann actually said about Wirtz

Due to the incredibly nature of this summer, we are at a stage where we can receive speculation about Wirtz from his national team manager as the player will be with the German squad this week.

Last week, Julian Naglesmann spoke to Sky Sport Germany and addressed the Liverpool interest in Wirtz, and it's fair to suggest that his perspective was twisted a little in the Reds' favour.

He said: "He [Wirtz] texted me. We exchanged a few messaged. I tried to give him tips to the best of my knowledge and belief. I told him I can't make the decision for him because my opinion is not necessarily the right one.

"The final decision is his. I didn't rule out any club, I just tried to explain thins to him and give him tips. I'm excited to find out about his decision. We always hear that things are done. It was also said with Bayern before that it was done. Let's wait."

"In the end, every player has to decide for himself. It's not official, but if it's Liverpool, then it'd be a very good step because he can play in his position, a great environment, great club. The most important thing is that he players and continues to develop. If he feels that he would be better off at Liverpool, then he has to do it."

Of course, Naglesmann would have done himself a significant favour by keeping his mouth slightly more tight-lipped, and remaining that bit more neutral, but as it would seem, Liverpool are on top.

But the claims suggesting that Naglesmann tried to insert himself into Wirtz's decision came out anyway and those faithful to Bayern Munich have been particularly critical of their former manager.

He has since provided the media with an updated response.

Speaking via The Express, he said: I've never told a player to move here or there. What's important is that he [Wirtz] plays - and plays a similarly important role to the one he played in Leverkusen. We know that he's one of the best players in the world."

At Liverpool, we are aware that Arne Slot has already promised the German the No.10 role, and doing so at Bayern would've been intrinsically that little bit harder to fit in, working alongside Jamal Musiala.

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So there is still scope to read into Naglesmann's comments, and Liverpool fans have every right to be getting excited about the potential move, although nothing is confirmed quite yet, so it might be a wise idea to hold off on the party celebrations for the next few days or weeks until the intel is clearer.

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