Liverpool have confirmed Florian Wirtz as their new No.7 following Luis Diaz’s departure to Bayern Munich. The Germany international takes on an iconic shirt number at Anfield, as the Reds also unveiled squad numbers for their six other summer signings, including Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong, ahead of their 2025-26 campaign.

Patrick Schick says Granit Xhaka's departure will hurt Bayer Leverkusen more than that of Florian Wirtz. Jeremie Frimpong or Jonathan Tah.

Florian Wirtz demonstrated his growing influence at Liverpool with a standout performance in the club’s final pre-season fixture in Asia, as the Reds secured a comeback victory over Yokohama F. Marinos at the Nissan Stadium. The German midfielder, who only recently joined the Merseyside club from Bayer Leverkusen, was instrumental in turning the game around after Liverpool had fallen behind early in the second half.

Hugo Ekitike may have drawn a blank on his first appearance for Liverpool but fellow new signings Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong were both directly involved in goals before youngster Rio Ngumoha put the seal on a 3-1 victory over Yokohama F. Marinos in Wednesday's friendly in Japan.

Florian Wirtz scored his first goal for Liverpool since completing a £116 million ($156m) British record transfer from Bayer Leverkusen this summer. He opened the scoring for the Reds in a comfortable 3-1 victory over J1 League side Yokohama F Marinos in a pre-season friendly on Wednesday. Trey Nyoni and Rio Ngumoha were the other scorers for the English side.