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BBC News
9 hours ago
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- BBC News
'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 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 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."
The Independent
11 hours ago
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- The Independent
Sander Westerveld convinced Florian Wirtz is well worth his £100m fee
Former Liverpool goalkeeper Sander Westerveld believes club-record signing Florian Wirtz is well worth the £100million fee. The club shattered their previous best – an £85m deal for Darwin Nunez – to secure the services of the Bayer Leverkusen playmaker and Westerveld said the 'little magician' could prove to be transformative. 'He's definitely worth the money, he's a little magician,' Westerveld told the PA news agency. 'I don't want to compare him with other players but he is definitely going to be one of the most exciting players next season.' 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. The expected arrival of Bournemouth left-back Milos Kerkez this week, combined with the arrivals of Wirtz, his Leverkusen team-mate Jeremie Frimpong and Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, will take the Premier League champions' spending beyond £200m. It is owners Fenway Sports Group's biggest transfer window spend since 2018. 'Finally, you would say,' added Westerveld. 'Last season they only bought (Federico) Chiesa, so they haven't spent in the last couple of years as other teams have but I think it was the right moment now. '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 did not know his name would be on the Cruyff Court when he formally opened it on Monday. 'It's a very nice surprise and I am proud to have my name on the court. I was tricked into opening it,' he said. 'All the legends, from Johan Cruyff to (Frank) Rijkaard, (Marco) Van Basten to Ruud Gullitt and Virgil van Dijk, have their names on courts so for my name to be in there is a big honour.'
BBC News
06-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'PSG caused Liverpool the most problems this season'
Former Liverpool goalkeeper Sander Westerveld spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast about the Reds' win in Paris and the quality Paris Saint-Germain PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma being beaten late on by Harvey Elliott's finish, Westerveld said: "He got a hand to it and I think it touched the inside of the post. As a goalkeeper, you feel that you should have done a little bit more and gone with a stronger hand so I really felt sorry for him."Paris Saint-Germain must have been walking off the pitch feeling sorry for themselves. But they have an unbelievable side and they caused Liverpool the most problems this season."The home side had 27 shots in this match – the second-most on record (from 2003-04) for a side in a Champions League knockout match in which they both failed to score and lost, behind only PSG themselves v Borussia Dortmund in May 2024 (30)."They will play the same next week so Liverpool really has to step up and play differently because otherwise they can still beat Liverpool even 4-0 at Anfield," Westerveld added.
