'He's definitely worth the money, he's a little magician'
Florian Wirtz is a "little magician" and merits his club-record £100m fee, says former Liverpool goalkeeper Sander Westerveld.Speaking to the PA news agency, Westerveld said: "They said all the time 'We only spend a lot of our money on players who are adding to the team' and if you see (Florian) Wirtz, (Jeremie) Frimpong and (Milos) Kerkez they are really exciting players."Wirtz is one of the best players in Europe and that is really helpful for Liverpool and it's really exciting to see the team coming together now."Westerveld was speaking at the opening of a Cruyff Court - created by the Cruyff Foundation which bears the name of the Netherlands great Johan - which has been named after him at Liverpool's Lakeside School which caters for pupils with additional learning needs.On Wirtz, whose cost could rise to £116m if performance-related add-ons are triggered, Westerveld added: "He's definitely worth the money, he's a little magician."
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