Wirtz 'has until Christmas' to save Liverpool career as January exit mooted

Suraj Radia

• 29 Nov 2025 11:34 CST
• 3 min read

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Florian Wirtz has been told he has until Chrirstmas to save his Liverpool career according to a former Reds midfielder who believes the €125 million star could leave Anfield in January.

Wirtz arrived as a British transfer record signing for Liverpool during the summer but the 22-year-old has failed to provide a goal or assist in 11 Premier League appearances so far.

With the pressure piling on the team and manager Arne Slot after nine defeats in 12 matches, ex-Liverpool star Didi Hamann suggested Wirtz’s struggles will only become worse amid the poor run of form.

“I think he's got until Christmas now to show his worth,' Hamann told CoinPoker.com. “That is not easy because the team is not functioning at the moment.

“If he doesn't do it from now until Christmas, I'm pretty sure that the club will get together with him and see what the best would be for both parties. Could he still leave Liverpool on loan in January? Yeah.

'What should make me believe he's going to do it now, because the team seems to be in disarray? It's not easy when you come in and there are cracks or problems within the team, and I don't know what it is or why it is.”

Hamann doesn’t believe Wirtz can ‘turn things around’

Wirtz arrived with a huge reputation after being a standout player in the Bundesliga during his time at Leverkusen but he has struggled to adapt to the Premier League so far and Hamann admitted he does not feel the German international can turn things around.

“Obviously with all the help and all the protection from the club and the manager, if you bring somebody in for that amount of money, then maybe he should be the one, even though he's still very young, then maybe you expect him to turn things around,” Hamann said.

“The way he's playing at the moment, I'm not sure he's capable of doing that. And when I watch him sometimes I'm thinking, has he lost belief because it is in the Premier League?

“I hope I'm wrong, but this is how it looks to me. Sometimes if it's going on for too long, it's very hard to turn it around.”

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