People are not trying to write him off because he is not going to Madrid/ Barca.
People's reservations are that he has only really done it in arguably the easiest top league to score goals in and a league where Timo Werner was a superstar.
Paying 130m for an attacking player from the Buli is extremely dicey, unless the player is so good on the eye test that it is obvious he will be a success in a more defensively stronger league.
Gyokeres passes that test for me , Wirtz hasn't really shown enough to get the same pass.
Dude, anyone who watched the Bundesliga knew Werner was a fraud and a pace merchant who's useless without space to run into. Nagelsmann said this indirectly in an interview back when he was his manager.
Wirtz is insanely good on the eye test. Has everything that position requires. Amazing dribbler, excellent close control, pacey, trickery, speed of thought, great final ball, good finisher, hardworking, etc.
Watch some of his clips on YouTube. His ability is beyond any doubts and his underlying stats are amazing all around. Edwards wouldn't spend 120 mil on him if he wasn't scouted and examined properly on all fronts. This is Michael Fucking Edwards we're talking about! Just look at his record/CV.