Germany and Bayer Leverkusen star Florian Wirtz has spent at least the past year playing with the certainty that when he decides to move on, he will have a choice of Europe's top clubs. The 21-year-old star could make that decision this summer and already has Bayern Munich, Manchester City and Real Madrid in pursuit.
Speaking to The Daily Briefing, German insider Christian Falk has explained that Manchester City have a strong chance of securing his signature following Pep Guardiola's contract extension. On the other hand, Bayern Munich are doing everything they can to unite him at club level with international teammate Jamal Musiala.
Real Madrid are in theory willing to spend less on Wirtz, but several points go in their favor. Falk revealed that while his agent remains father Hans-Joachim Wirtz, as part of a sponsorship deal with Pepsi, he now has Volker Struth in his team – Toni Kroos' agent. Should he decide to move to Los Blancos, Struth's presence would be an advantage for Real Madrid.
This is clearly combined with the fact that Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso, who has overseen Wirtz's development into a starter for Germany and Bundesliga champions, is widely expected to end up at Real Madrid sooner or later. While some reports in the capital deny that there has been any contact with Alonso, the Basque coach is tipped to succeed Carlo Ancelotti.
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