Xabi Alonso credits Florian Wirtz with helping him land the Real Madrid manager's job after they won a German league and cup double together at Bayer Leverkusen, and says the midfielder just needs time to rediscover his best form at Liverpool.

The 22-year-old was named the German top flight's player of the season in the 2023-24 season, when Alonso guided Leverkusen to the Bundesliga title without losing a game.

Liverpool signed Wirtz for a reported fee of 100 million pounds ($134.21 million), with a further 16 million pounds in potential bonuses, in June, the same month Alonso debuted as Real head coach at the Club World Cup.

Wirtz is yet to score for Liverpool in 14 appearances but Alonso, who played 210 games for Liverpool between 2004-2009, said it would take him time to adjust to li

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