{"id":339031,"date":"2025-12-28T10:04:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T10:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/339031\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T10:04:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T10:04:11","slug":"nico-schlotterbeck-has-liverpool-fans-scrambling-after-reds-related-post-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/339031\/","title":{"rendered":"Nico Schlotterbeck has Liverpool fans scrambling after Reds-related post on social media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Liverpool fans are turning their attention towards the January transfer window after signing off from 2025 with a victory over Wolves.<\/p>\n<p>The Reds were not at their best once again on Saturday, but it was enough to secure a 2-1 win over the Premier League\u2019s bottom side.<\/p>\n<p>Transfers will now become the overriding topic of conversation, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liverpool<\/a> look to haul themselves up from a disappointing first half of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mail.png\" alt=\"mail icon\"\/>Join our newsletter for news &amp; smart analysis.          <\/p>\n<p> Who was Liverpool\u2019s best player during the 2-1 win over Wolves? <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2252913449-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Florian Wirtz of Liverpool celebrates after scoring a goal to make it 2-0 during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers\" class=\"wp-image-277102\" \/>Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt \u2013 AMA\/Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>Signing a new centre-back is right at the top of Liverpool\u2019s to-do list, with supporters expecting to see a defender brought through the door.<\/p>\n<p>Borussia Dortmund\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/2025\/12\/03\/defender-has-now-decided-hes-not-signing-a-new-contract-at-his-club-amid-links-to-liverpool\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nico Schlotterbeck is reportedly a Reds\u2019 target<\/a>, and he added fuel to rumours that he\u2019s on his way to Anfield with a personal message for match-winner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/tag\/florian-wirtz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florian Wirtz<\/a> after Saturday\u2019s win.<\/p>\n<p>Nico Schlotterbeck sends Florian Wirtz message<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/2025\/12\/28\/stephen-warnock-explains-who-was-liverpools-best-player-by-a-country-mile-in-wolves-win\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wirtz was easily Liverpool\u2019s best player against Wolves<\/a>. The German ran the show right from the first minute of the game, eventually scoring what turned out to be the winning goal.<\/p>\n<p>It was a relief to see Wirtz finally find the net for Liverpool as he continues to grow into his role with the Reds.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2245880772-1024x665.jpg\" alt=\"Nico Schlotterbeck of Borussia Dortmund celebrates after the first goal during the Bundesliga match between Hamburger SV and Borussia Dortmund at Volksparkstadion.\" class=\"wp-image-270827\" \/>Photo by Sebastian El-Saqqa \u2013 firo sportphoto\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/2025\/12\/27\/virgil-van-dijk-claims-theres-one-thing-florian-wirtz-can-do-better-despite-first-liverpool-goal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Virgil van Dijk claims there\u2019s one thing Florian Wirtz can do better despite first Liverpool goal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/2025\/12\/27\/alexander-isak-and-more-liverpool-players-pen-messages-to-florian-wirtz-after-wolves-goal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liverpool players were delighted for Wirtz<\/a>, with many of them sending messages of support on his post-match <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DSxo935iDKc\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a> update.<\/p>\n<p>But eagle-eyed supporters also spotted German national team colleague Schlotterbeck among the well-wishers.<\/p>\n<p>The centre-back posted a gif of Wirtz lifting his arms in a shrugging motion while in a Bayer Leverkusen shirt.<\/p>\n<p> Who will be Liverpool\u2019s Player of the Season in 2025\/26?!\ud83c\udfc6 <\/p>\n<p>Does anyone else spring to mind? \ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RTK-11-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Florian Wirtz of Liverpool during the UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 League Phase MD4 match between Liverpool FC and Real Madrid C.F. at Anfield. Hugo Ekitike pictured during Liverpool's Premier League match against West Ham United at the London Stadium\" class=\"wp-image-277111\" \/>Credit: Carl Recine\/Liverpool FC\/Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>   Liverpool supporters urge Schlotterbeck to join<\/p>\n<p>Predictably, supporters who cottoned on to Schlotterbeck\u2019s reply were quick to urge him to join Wirtz at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/club\/anfield-stadium-information\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anfield<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, the 26-year-old has 57 replies to his post, virtually all of them from Reds fans instructing him to \u2018come to Liverpool\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, Schlotterbeck replying in such a way is unlikely to mean anything much. The two are teammates for Germany and clearly have an existing relationship.<\/p>\n<p>But at a time when Liverpool are desperate for a new centre-back, Schlotterbeck was always going to cause a scramble here.<\/p>\n<p>Reds\u2019 supporters have made their feelings known, maybe it\u2019s time for agent Wirtz to get on the phone to his countryman. <\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n<p>       <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liverpool fans are turning their attention towards the January transfer window after signing off from 2025 with a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":339032,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[2226,218,131579,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-339031","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-florian-wirtz","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-nico-schlotterbeck","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=339031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339031\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/339032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=339031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=339031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}