Manchester City’s hopes of signing Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen this summer seems to have scored a goal.
The 21-year-old was intended as a potential replacement for Kevin de Bruyne, who will leave the club in the summer at the end of his contract.
Wirtz played an instrumental role in the Maiden Bundesliga title in Leverkusen last season, and the German playmaker continued to weaken domestically on the European stage and on an international level.
A potential stumbling block for city as well as other interested parties Real Madrid and Bayern Munich were the alleged price of Wirtz von Wirtz and recently from € 150 million (130 million GBP), as well as the latest reports that he can sign a new contract in Leverkusen that includes an obligation to expose – the guarantee of a healthy amount of money is met when the timing is met.
This time may not be this summer, according to new comments from Leverkusens CEO Fernando Carro. He said [until June 2026]He feels good here. We are planning with him for the next season. “
Carro is considered confident about the future of Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso, who follows the former Club Real Madrid to be Carlo Ancelotti.
As far as City is concerned, you could turn somewhere else if you are unable to remove Wirtz from Leverkusen, but to find a player who has the same X-factor and groundbreaking ability from De Bruyne. The 33-year-old, although he was his best, glowed the Etihad Stadium on Saturday to inspire the city, to get down 2-0 to defeat Crystal Palace 5-2.
De Bruyne scored a free kick to bring City back into play before he lay on a perfectly weighted passport for Mateo Kovacics Go-Head goal. It was the 119th assist of the Belgian of his Premier League career-one, in which he recorded six top titles during his decades of term.