Bitter Bayern Munich chief taunts Liverpool over ‘disastrous’ season and accuses Arne Slot of breaking his promise to ‘poor Florian Wirtz’ – after £116m star snubbed German giants

Florian Wirtz is struggling at Liverpool as a result of Arne Slot broke a promise to him and their different gamers are grasping, in keeping with a Bayern Munich chief.

Uli Hoeness – Bayern’s controversial, firebrand honorary president – says the Reds have too many ‘superstars’ who wish to hog the ball.

He provides that ‘poor Florian Wirtz’ has been let down by Slot, who reportedly promised him the quantity 10 position and to be a key attacking affect.

In fact, Hoeness, 73, has an axe to grind – he was among the many posse of Bayern executives who did not entice Wirtz over the summer time earlier than Liverpool snapped him up for £116million.

‘They spent £500 million and are having a disastrous season,’ Hoeness mentioned, by way of Bild.

‘In my view, that is as a result of they solely have superstars. I at all times say: Liverpool will quickly must play with 5 balls as a result of the celebs will not hand over any of them.

Arne Slot has damaged his promise to make him the common quantity 10, says Uli Hoeness

Bayern’s honorary president was among the many ‘shocked’ execs snubbed by Wirtz in the summertime

‘Poor Florian Wirtz, he does not even get a ball as a result of [Mohamed] Flawed and [Dominik] Szoboszlai and all of the others wish to play with their very own.’

He additionally mentioned, by way of Fabrizio Romano: ‘Slot promised Wirtz one thing that he is now clearly not protecting: constructing the brand new workforce round him with no10 shirt. That was garbage.

‘He acquired the quantity 7 shirt, and the brand new workforce is clearly not enjoying round Florian Wirtz.

‘I really feel terribly sorry for Florian Wirtz. Every thing went by means of him in Leverkusen. In Liverpool, he will get 5 passes in a half – and if he loses the ball twice, he will get a foul ranking.’

Hoeness was knowledgeable over the telephone by Wirtz’s father, Hans-Joachim, that his 22-year-old son was snubbing Bayern in the summertime.

Wirtz wished the problem of enjoying within the Premier League after a profitable stint at Bayer Leverkusen and thus far it has proved to be simply that: a problem.

His efficiency within the 2-0 win at West Ham got here as nice encouragement nevertheless it has been a gradual begin for the Germany worldwide, who remains to be with out a aim or help within the Premier League.

He shone on Sunday however he has been compelled to be versatile, typically enjoying on the left wing.

Wirtz was among the many higher gamers on the pitch in Liverpool’s 2-0 win at West Ham on Sunday

And he’s not the fulcrum of Liverpool’s assaults, solely getting 521 touches within the Premier League this season – the ninth-most within the workforce and fewer than half the entire of Virgil van Dijk and Szoboszlai.

Bayern are jam-packed with big-name stars, additionally, and had been mentioned to be shocked when Wirtz turned down the well-trodden path from lesser Bundesliga membership to the Bavarian behemoths.

‘FC Bayern is without doubt one of the absolute high golf equipment in Europe and the world. Our enchantment amongst followers, but in addition amongst gamers, is gigantic,’ chief government Jan-Christian Dreesen mentioned saltily in the summertime.

‘The truth that not each participant will find yourself with us is solely a part of the package deal; it is the identical for different high golf equipment.’

He then torched Liverpool with just a little dig at their exclusion from the Membership World Cup. ‘However everybody is aware of: with FC Bayern, you’ll be able to win the whole lot yearly, you are concerned in each competitors – the upcoming Membership World Cup is an effective instance of that,’ he mentioned.

‘Simply take a look at which golf equipment are represented there – and, most of all, which (golf equipment) aren’t. The very best European golf equipment are competing there – together with FC Bayern.’