Overview
- Klopp, in a BBC interview Tuesday, said he hopes Wirtz has a “fantastic” World Cup and stressed he does not want to add pressure.
- The 22-year-old joined Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen last summer for about £116m and has seven goals in all competitions.
- Wirtz boosted his international case in March with two goals and two assists in a 4-3 friendly win in Switzerland, and reports say he is set for Germany’s 26-man squad in May.
- Klopp now serves as Red Bull’s head of global football and will work the tournament as a German TV pundit and Budweiser ambassador.
- He also wished strong tournaments for former Liverpool stalwarts such as Andy Robertson, Alisson Becker, Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mané and Alexis Mac Allister, noting the joy of club teammates meeting on the world stage.