Florian Wirtz impressed by Pep Guardiola move efforts
Pep Guardiola’s efforts to bring Florian Wirtz to the Etihad Stadium have impressed the Germany worldwide, according to brand-new reports.
The 21-year-old is thought to have actually been determined by Manchester City as the natural successor to Kevin De Bruyne under Pep Guardiola, after a choice was made to launch the Belgian upon the expiration of his contract this summer.
Perhaps the greatest-ever player to player for Manchester City, De Bruyne will leave a significant hole in the creative engine room of the four-in-a-row Premier League champs and hand inbound sporting director Hugo Viana a mammoth job in his very first window.
The Portuguese director is currently working together with Txiki Begiristain in his 12th and last season at the Etihad Arena to prepare for the next project, and smoothen the shift from the 60-year-old’s departure into a brand-new period led by the now-former Sporting CP official.
And at the really leading edge of the seemingly enthusiastic strategies to get Manchester City back challenging for the biggest honours is arguably Europe’s finest attacking midfielder at present, who is expected to command big-money interest this summertime.
According to the info of German newspaper Kicker, Florian Wirtz is set to ‘carefully keep an eye on’ advancements surrounding Bayer Leverkusen and their current head coach Xabi Alonso– who is a main target at Real Madrid to be successful Carlo Ancelotti this summer.
It is described that the matter of his next head coach will determine whether he might extend his contract at the Bundesliga side, or choose to move on from the club during the upcoming summer season transfer window.
Ought to Alonso remain in location at the BayArena, then the possibilities will increase of a Wirtz extension. However, need to a Real Madrid move happen for Alonso, then it is exposed that the door could be opened to a Santiago Bernabeu transfer for the German midfielder.
In another staggering advancement, Bayern Munich are not at the top of the player’s list– according to the report– with Wirtz ‘impressed by the recruitment efforts’ of Manchester City supervisor Pep Guardiola.
Any deal for Florian Wirtz including Manchester City this summer would likely break the club’s transfer record for an incoming signing, currently held by broad attacking star Jack Grealish by means of his ₤ 100 million move from Aston Rental property in 2021.
There is really little in the method of concrete insight regarding how much Bayer Leverkusen could demand for Wirtz, although the existing word in some quarters is that a charge around the EUR150 million mark might be needed.
As for alternative names that might require to be explored by City in case of a no-go on Wirtz, the likes of RB Leipzig’s Xavi Simons, Aston Vacation home’s Morgan Rogers, and Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White have all received mentions in recent weeks.
Speaking on Rogers in specific throughout a current press conference, Pep Guardiola stated of the former Manchester City Academy star, “He remained in the second team and skilled often with us. And the peek, we could see something like, you know, he could do it.”
Guardiola continued, “But the impact that has been at Villa has actually been … What a player! We had an exceptional player here, absolutely!”