Florian Wirtz was the star of Bayer Leverkusen, who won their first Bundesliga title on Sunday. Xabi Alonso’s side won 5-0 at Werder Bremen, with the 20-year-old coming off the bench to score his first hat-trick. in professional football.
Wirtz has had one season with Leverkusen, having scored 17 goals and 18 assists in all competitions. Naturally, their inventory is at an all-time high, with many clubs across Europe looking to evolve in the coming years.
However, Leverkusen are under pressure to sell, and if a club needs to start negotiations, they will have to put up an astronomical amount of money, as general manager Fernando Carro showed in an interview with Radio MARCA (via MD).
“No one is unsellable, but Wirtz is leaving for less than €150 million. “
Barcelona and Real Madrid are just two of the clubs linked to Wirtz in the last 12 to 18 months. The former has no chance of paying the price that Leverkusen are asking for in the short term, but Los Blancos could, and could do so if Alonso ends up as their manager in 2025 or 2026.
Bayer Leverkusen’s message confirms the astronomical asking price of Barcelona and Real Madrid target Florian Wirtz, according to Football España.
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