Not worth it! Team News takes stock of failed new players: 120 million Wirtz, Yorkres and others are on the list

The French "L'Equipe" wrote an article that took stock of several big-name new players whose performance has not met expectations in the two months since the beginning of this season, including players such as Wirtz and Yorkres.

The first to bear the brunt is Liverpool's summer window bidder Wirtz. He joined from Bayer Leverkusen for a sky-high price of 125 million euros, but has yet to score for the team and only provided 1 assist in the Community Shield. Although the team changed him to 4-2-3-1, he seems to have difficulty adapting to the intensity of the Premier League and has been placed on the bench in the past two rounds.

Arsenal's new striker Jokeres is also worrying. He scored 54 goals in 52 games for Sporting CP last season, but so far this season he has only scored 3 goals (including 1 penalty kick) in the Premier League, which is significantly behind Haaland's 11 goals. The article pointed out that this "goal machine" seemed to be stuck and had difficulty adapting to the Gunners' tactical system.

Jonathan David, who moved to Juventus on a free transfer, also failed to gain a foothold. After scoring in the first round of Serie A, he fell into a goal drought and has only played 478 minutes so far. With the addition of Openda and Vlahovich's resurgence, David's situation became increasingly difficult and he began to receive criticism from fans.

Finally, Arnold's much-anticipated start at Real Madrid was also overshadowed by injuries. The England defender was originally regarded as Carvajal's successor, but a hamstring injury has limited him to only 156 minutes. He has not played a full game and has not been able to show the passing skills for which he is famous.