In their summer transfer attempt to get Florian Wirtz of Bayer Leverkusen, Manchester City has received a boost. The Manchester giants are preparing for the forthcoming transfer window in hopes of contending for the Premier League title the following season.
Due to his Bundesliga performances over the last two seasons, Wirtz has become Man City’s top target to succeed departing Kevin De Bruyne.
On May 13, the German tabloid BILD stated that the 22-year-old traveled to the Etihad to discuss a possible transfer to Man City.
The size of the contract provides Pep Guardiola’s team a very high chance of signing Wirtz this summer, according to an exclusive statement made by former Man City financial consultant Stefan Borson to Football Insider.
With a reported asking price of £126 million, the Germany international is also reportedly being pursued by Bayern Munich and Liverpool.
Manchester City push hard to sign Florian Wirtz
The Blues will have a lot of negotiating leverage with Wirtz and Reijnders if De Bruyne leaves the Etihad, where he makes over £350,0000 per week.
The 22-year-old Wirtz, who makes less than £80,000 per week in the Bundesliga, has been deemed De Bruyne’s ideal successor. He has already discussed his next course of action with Guardiola and Liverpool manager Arne Slot.
In March, Reijnders, 26, agreed to a new five-year contract for £96,000 per week with Milan. Xabi Alonso, the manager of Leverkusen, is a huge fan of both players and is anticipated to leave the team this summer to join Real Madrid.
With all eyes now on securing qualification for the Champions League and subsequently the Club World Cup, City lost the FA Cup final to Crystal Palace 1-0 on Saturday, guaranteeing that they will finish the season without a trophy.
The only goal of the Wembley final was scored by Eberechi Eze, and Palace won their first major trophy ever. Omar Marmoush had escaped a VAR check for a possible handball outside the area, but Dean Henderson saved his penalty.
