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Reason in madness When FSG go big, it tends to be for a player they feel will be Liverpool’s Florian Wirtz (right) in action with Yokohama F Marinos’ Jeison Quinones Botina (centre). – REUTERSPIC

transformative. They want 23 year-olds with 200 games to their name and sign players whose best days are ahead of them. Wirtz will not turn 23 for a year but has 197 club appearances to his name, plus 31 Germany caps. That is the key attribute that explains why Liverpool signed Wirtz – and why he’ll succeed.

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Florian Wirtz (right) celebrates scoring his first goal for Liverpool with Curtis Jones. – REUTERSPIC

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