Omo, na wah! Florian Wirtz don finally burst my brain for Liverpool…
This guy wey dem buy for £116 million don dey show him true self after small wahala for Anfield. After him first goal wey take 190 days, na him don gather five goals plus five assists since dem buy am.
Before him land for Liverpool, Wirtz na key player for Leverkusen wey Xabi Alonso lead to their first Bundesliga title. You fit imagine as e take make history as di youngest goalscorer for Bundesliga? Na talent no be small!
Florian don sit down with Kelly Somers for wetin dem dey call ‘The Football Interview’. Dem dey talk about how him don adapt, di pressure wey him face, and wetin him love for football life.
From di first time wey him kick ball for him hometown, na im he don sabi say football na him passion. Him pappy na chairman for di club wey him dey play for as pikin. E even dey do line for pitch on Sundays! Na so him first coach be, and we fit see say e don train am well.
Dem ask am when e first join big clubs. E say na from age six or seven, e dey choose between Bayer Leverkusen and Cologne. Even though e no wan gree go meet new guys, him pappy carry am go try both teams. At long last, na Leverkusen win am over and he start to shine like fire.
Na so he begin make waves for Bundesliga, even break records! Kelly dey holla am about di big moments, and Wirtz dey talk how everything dey sweet for him time at Leverkusen. E dey proud say dem win title wey dem never win before.
Now, talk about di move to Liverpool, e say na di best decision wey e don ever make! Di way dem approach am, special message wey Virgil van Dijk and Mo Salah send am, push am to sign. Him talk say he dey enjoy di bigger stage, even though di start no too easy.
During interview, Wirtz share how e dey navigate di pressure and expectations. Na God e dey thank for di support of him family and friends during di tough times. E tell Kelly say e don locate him rhythm, and now him dey ready to die on di pitch!
Wirtz dey talk about his friendship with Hugo Ekitike, wey he link up well for pitch. Dem dey connect like jam and bread, doing wonders together and gisting about how life dey sweet for Liverpool. Di two of dem even dey play padel together!
Wirtz dey express how e like breakfast, especially scrambled eggs and pancakes. Na hin dey bring energy for match. Plus, he get dog wey dem name Zoomer, but no be after di cartoon o!
E don open up about wetin e dey enjoy doing off the pitch, from chilling to playing PlayStation and watching him sister wey dey play for Werder Bremen. Family na everything for am; dem dey support each other like brothers and sisters.
But wetin him wan achieve? Wirtz no waste time to answer: “World champion.” Di guy get big dreams o, and e dey ready for di World Cup dis summer, though e sabi say e go hard!
As Liverpool dey plan for di future, e go don dey important to see how Wirtz go continue to wax stronger. Him don adapt well and now na him time to shine!
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