Wirtz was identified as the man to take the Dutchman's Liverpool project to the next level. 'A real spark and joy about him'Florian Wirtz is one of the most gifted attacking players of his generation. "Wirtz is arguably one of the best out-and-out attacking playmakers in the world right now," former scout Tor-Kristian Karlsen tells ESPN. At Leverkusen, Wirtz often lined up as a central attacking midfielder, or a No.10, operating behind a center forward. 10, he's not a winger, he's just Florian Wirtz.