Manchester City are eyeing Florian Wirtz as a replacement for Kevin De Bruyne, the 33-year-old midfielder who is set to leave the club.
Manchester City have begun the process of finding a replacement for the Belgian, who announce he would leave the club at the end of the season, with a £100m bid set to be made for the Bayer Leverkusen wonderkid.
City’s decision not to extend De Bruyne’s contract ทางเข้า UFABET สำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ สมัครวันนี้ รับโบนัสฟรี was drive by their belief that they could sign Wirtz from the Bundesliga this summer.
New football director Hugo Viana will be responsible for finalising the deal. And will have enough cash to tempt Leverkusen into selling their gem.
Man City already agreed a £100m deal with Aston Villa for Jack Grealish almost five years ago. When Pep Guardiola identified the England midfielder as a key target for the club. The Citizens are prepare to splash the cash on the 21-year-old. And will be willing to pay a huge increase on his current £73,000-a-week wages. Viana will replace Txiki Bekiristain at the end of the season. And is expect to do a great job after being brought in from Sporting Lisbon.
Man City are ready to splash the cash to rebuild Guardiola’s team. After spending more than 170 million pounds to buy three new players in the winter transfer market. Wirtz is the number one target. Wirtz’s contract with Leverkusen still has two years left. But Leverkusen is trying hard to convince the player to sign a new contract. In addition to Man City, Bayern Munich is also highly interest in Wirtz.
Leverkusen have offer to extend the contract for another two years until 2028. But it is believe that Wirtz’s advisors are pushing for a release clause of 85 million pounds to come into effect after next year’s World Cup, while the drugstore wants to set the release clause at more than 125 million pounds.