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Heās discovered Formby then 
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Would you stop, that chap doesnāt look a bit like George.
Wirtz is more than one of the best young players in the world, otherwise we wouldnāt be going that high. Heās already one of the leading players in his position or that zone he covers on the pitch. Heās not a young player anymore.
The lad is 22 heās not ancient is he?
Look heās proven but his ceiling is even higher you donāt need to try and disagree with me.
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I didnāt say heās old, but itās not like weāve signed a top prospect and nothing else. That normally doesnāt cost Ā£100m+.
Most people in the profession set the bar at 21 for being āyoungā. Not those who offer young player of the season awards to 23-year olds. Of course experience, quality, mentality, physical development and other aspects can vary from player to player.
This guy is of serious level already, thatās why top clubs wanted him, we paid the fee we paid and will be expecting/hoping to become a key player very quickly.
all trueā¦but the comment was āhes one of the best young players in the worldā. hes 22 years old. its hardly an outrageous statement
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Itās not outrageous, it can be part of the story.
Think most people will agree on what is buying a (top) young prospect and someone who is already of a very high (if not the highest) quality (at least in his position), but relatively young or with a lot of years still ahead. Game of words sometimes, no big deal.
Itās likely that this version of Wirtz is already not far from being one of the best players in the world than potentially being 3x the player heās now, when heās 25-27. Hence why it is a transfer of this magnitude, not only by the fee, but by reputation.
His current level is the biggest part why heās here.
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I wonder why if heās soon good I had never heard of him before our interest spiked?
Oh wait itās because I donāt follow this stuff anymore and donāt care. I only care when I see them playing for Liverpool.
Guys have a query. Why didnāt we give Wirtz a 8 year deal as he is only 22? He deffo is the best playmaker and Madrid will come circling after the 3rd year. With 8 year contract the saga will start only when he turns 28-29!!
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Because we arenāt trying to cheat the system like Chelsea.
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Mate how is this cheating when your intention isnt to amortize the liability but to genuinely hold on to the player to get his maximum worth. Intention matters and we could have done this for Kerkez and Wirtz as they are young players and will only turn 30 in 8 years !!
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Lower contract time frame is also used to mitigate risks, its a balancing act. We could of signed Darwin to a 8 year contract, I donāt think we would have been happy with that. We are also good at resigning players to improved contract when they perform. I personally wouldnāt want a player that is happy with a 8 year contract, I get the impression that it will most of the time be a player with a mindset that would not make them a worthwhile long term asset.
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You really want the motivation for the player to want an extension and an improved contract part way through the existing one.
There is also the risk that they pick up a long term injury mid contract. We have had a few players that spent their last couple of years keeping our physios company.
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Imagine if we had signed Kewell on an eight-years contract. Or Sturridge. Or Keita.
There is always a risk involved when offering a contract to a player. It seems that at LFC, the board and owners feel that a five-year contract is the best balance between risk and reward.
Also, the incentive for a player to earn a new contract by performing to his maximum shouldnāt be underestimated.
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Because as much as we think they are dead certs to be a successful here thereās no way to be 100% sure.
Chelsea have ended up with the likes of Disasi, Badiashile, Ugochukwu, Mudryk, Madeuke, Joao Felix and three different keepers under contract for the next 4-5 years even though all are looking surplus to requirements already. Good luck shifting all them on and not having to cover some of their wages for the duration of that contract.
Paying players to play somewhere else isnāt so much cheating as it is foolish but their original intention was to cheat the system.
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Chelsea could theoretically get all their unwanted players to fail drug tests.
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At some point they do need to make some money out of them.