It took Florian Wirtz mania. The German attacking midfielder born in 2003 had already attracted the attention of elite teams, including Bayern Munich, given and considering the decisive impact he had in winning the double (Bundesliga and DFB Pokal) with Bayer Leverkusen. But following Euro 2024, returning to the ranks of Xabi Alonso, the talented 21-year-old never moved from there: partly due to the lack of will of the Aspirins to deprive themselves of a rising star of German football, partly due to the economic requests made to the interested parties.
But in the summer of 2025, everything could change. Although i Workself they want to keep it – he reveals Sports BILD -, they are already preparing for a possible departure and are probing the market to find someone willing to shell out at least 150 million euros: a shock figure which however fully valorises Wirtz’s boundless growth margins. Bayern have long made clear their desire to sign him, but a tussle is underway.
Struggle between strong powers. In fact, there are 3 other top clubs in the queue who could hinder the Bavarians: Real Madrid, Manchester City and Arsenal – reports the German newspaper. Certainly the player originally from Pulheim would like a winning project that would allow him to win the Champions League in the event of a transfer. The merengues they believe in Wirtz’s potential and he starts in pole position for obvious reasons, with his coat of arms and a board full of trophies, but City would certainly guarantee him more constant growth. De Bruyne’s contract, in fact, expires in 2025 and without renewal Guardiola could really think about investing in a classy player like the German. As for the Gunnersthe intention for next year is to expand the attacker park and Wirtz would be right for them.