AS the new season approaches, every Dream Team manager will have to make a decision regarding the Premier League’s new arrivals.Expensive new signings can be difficult to resist but players untested in English football come with a certain degree of risk.Continuing our SCOUT REPORT series, let’s take a closer look at world football’s latest £100million man, Florian Wirtz.PLAY DREAM TEAM AHEAD OF THE NEW SEASON: OVER £100,000 IN PRIZE MONEY!Dream TeamWill Wirtz live up to the hype?[/caption]The 22-year-old is currently the second-most popular midfielder in the game with a huge ownership of 29.4%.It’s easy to understand why so many gaffers are willing to take a punt on Wirtz from the get-go.He shot to superstardom over the last two seasons in Bayer Leverkusen colours, with an eye-catching showing at Euro 2024 enhancing his reputation further.When Xabi Alonso’s side won a domestic double in 2023/24, with their only defeat of the season coming in the Europa League final, Wirtz contributed 18 goals and 20 assists to the cause.He was named Bundesliga Player of the Season.GETTYWirtz starred for Leverkusen[/caption]Leverkusen weren’t able to replicate their success last season (an extraordinarily tough ask) but Wirtz produced another remarkable individual campaign that featured 16 goals and 15 assists.The Germany international has averaged a goal involvement every 99 minutes over the last two seasons, a phenomenal return for a No10.A player with such numbers under his belt moving to Anfield seems like a match made in heaven.Play Dream Team now!Play The Sun Dream Team ahead of the 2025/26 seasonFree to playOver £100,000 in total prize moneyPlay in Mini Leagues against your matesSubmit a team for Gameweek 1 to enter £5,000 prize drawPlay via Dream Team’s app or website today!Liverpool finished ten points clear of their closest rivals to lift the Premier League trophy at the end of Arne Slot’s first season in charge.Goals, shots, xG… the Reds topped all the key attacking metrics come celebration time.If Wirtz gels with a unit that is already capable of tearing opposition teams to shreds then Dream Team bosses can expect a wheelbarrow full of points.So what’s the catch?Cole Palmer also costs £6million ahead of Gameweek 1ReutersA starting price of £6million makes Wirtz the joint-second most expensive midfielder prior to Gameweek 1.Those with equivalent price tags, Bruno Fernandes and Cole Palmer, are proven performers in the extreme – the pair finished first and second in their position respectively last season.For Dream Team bosses with £6m to spend on a premium midfielder to overlook Fernandes and Palmer in favour of a new addition to the league requires some courage.Most expect Wirtz to hit the ground running but there’s a long history of high-profile names who have struggled to adapt to English football.Kai Havertz was a world beater at Bayer Leverkusen once upon a time and while he’s fared better at Arsenal than he did at Chelsea, he’s yet to live up to the hype generated when he tore up trees in his homeland.GettyA cautionary tale?[/caption]Something else to monitor is Wirtz’s exact position and role.It would be a huge surprise if Liverpool forked out such a gargantuan fee only to plonk their new prized asset out of his preferred position in the middle but he has occasionally played out wide, particularly in international football.At some point, Slot may experiment with Wirtz on the left flank and the familiar trio of Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai in midfield.Wirtz is capable of plentiful returns from out wide but some Dream Team bosses may want assurances of his exact role before they fork out a significant slice of their budget.Open to residents of UK and Rep of Ireland, 18+ only. T&Cs apply.