Bayer Leverkusen is determined to prevent Florian Wirtz from join Bayern Munich, despite a verbal agreement between Wirtz's Camp and Bayern for an annual salary of € 25 million. Reported by Sacha Tavolieri.
Bayer Leverkusen, aware that losing Xabi Alonso and Florian Wirtz would come down to accepting a large industrial disaster in the same season, Bayer Leverkusen wants to do everything to prevent the arrival of the German prodigy in Bavaria. Although his parents and representatives have already set up a verbal (and not written) agreement with the Bayern Munich bosses on the basis of a five-year contract, so that the most important interested party could receive up to twenty million euros gross per year, the leak of information in the Bayarena caused this.
Although they demand one hundred million euros to let Florian Wirtz leave for a foreign club – that is, not a direct competitor – the management of Bayer 04 to a maximum of one hundred and fifty million euros from the German champions before he agrees to sit at the negotiating table. Already in advanced discussions with Manchester City for several weeks, management has set a first basis for a verbal agreement for a transfer between clubs, with the citizens, with the aim of streamlining exchanges between the English club and the German attacking midfielder's entourage. However, it has been brought to the attention that Bayern currently has the best salary offering on the young wonder child.
The management of the Bavarian Club knows this: Manchester City has set a clear rule that has set the maximum salary limit at the current salary of Pep Guardiola. Nobody should earn more than the coach. Due to the proposal from FC Bayern, however, the German would receive an amount (excluding agent costs for family and representatives) an amount slightly higher than the usual limit set by the citizens in their players' contracts. This has the effect of somewhat blocking the management of the English club in this matter, while Bayern Munich has used the excitement around a possible transfer of Florian Wirtz to exert maximum pressure through the country's sports media.
This explains why all the information that FC Bayern links to Florian Wirtz has been published in recent days … For his part, Xabi Alonso has given up the hope to convince his protégé to join Real Madrid. But the Basque also knows that by accepting the Spanish offer, he has admitted that he does not have the last word when it comes to player signals. Despite the support of his upcoming ex-coach, sources confirm that Florentino Pérez would not be inclined to make such a financial effort to welcome Wirtz in Madrid.
Bayern is currently pushing, but Manchester City can still turn things around …