Former Liverpool and Germany midfielder Didi Hamann has raised serious doubts over Florian Wirtz’s move to Anfield, suggesting the £116million transfer could ultimately prove to be a major misunderstanding.Wirtz arrived at Liverpool for a huge fee a little over a year ago, but the Germany international has yet to consistently produce the kind of performances expected from such an expensive signing. His displays this season have attracted increasing criticism, with Jamie Carragher among those questioning whether the midfielder is simply struggling for form or whether Liverpool are seeing his true level.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Carragher was particularly unimpressed by Wirtz’s showing against Bournemouth at the weekend, describing it as 'one of the poorest I've ever seen him in a Liverpool shirt'. Speaking on his podcast, the former Reds defender explained:"I've been critical of the fact that he hasn't got the numbers. But normally when you watch Wirtz, he's neat and tidy, he keeps possession, there's things that you like. He gets out of a tight situation where you're normally expecting your player to lose the ball. But the reason I worry is, I don't think Wirtz is in poor form since he came to Liverpool. I actually think what we're seeing is what he is."It's hard to disagree with anything Jamie Carragher says about Florian Wirtz here: 🗣️ "I don't think Florian Wirtz is in poor form, what we're seeing is what he is" pic.twitter.com/rwVBP9QlJh— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Footballtweet) September 21, 2026 Hamann has gone a step further, claiming that Wirtz could eventually be on his way out of Liverpool if his struggles continue.Asked which Germany player he was most interested in watching during the current international break, he singled out the Liverpool midfielder and said: "The player I'm most interested in is Wirtz. Even the English have now realised that what happened between Liverpool and Wirtz looks like a huge misunderstanding. It will be interesting to see how he performs, because if things continue like this in Liverpool, they'll eventually pull the plug."Florian Wirtz's £116m Liverpool signing was a 'huge misunderstanding' and they will 'pull the plug' on him, says his countryman Didi Hamann😬👀 pic.twitter.com/m8fTH1LKW7— Daily Mail Sport (@MailSport) September 23, 2026 The situation has also been complicated by the circumstances surrounding Wirtz's arrival at Liverpool. Former Reds defender Andy Robertson, speaking emotionally about the club's new signings, revealed that both Wirtz and Alexander Isak had a difficult time settling in following the tragic death of Diogo Jota."If I'm talking about the new signings, they're coming into a club that is heartbroken," the former Reds defender said on The Overlap. "And that is where I felt so sorry for these guys because they had signed and had signed for big money and all."##NAJAVA_MECA_9981013##
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