Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz has always been a transfer target for Bayern Munich throughout the course of the past couple of years, but the Rekordmeister are ready to get really serious about bringing the German talent to Munich this summer. For the majority of Bayern fans, it’s a dream to have Wirtz play alongside compatriot Jamal Musiala, and that dream might just become a reality sooner rather than later.
Both Max Eberl and Christoph Freund have expressed confidence that they will be able to convince Wirtz to join Bayern this summer and initially talks with the player’s camp have given those signals. For Wirtz, Musiala on the verge of signing a contract extension with Bayern could be taken as a statement of intent and something that will only help him want to join the club.
Per information from Sky Sport journalist Florian Plettenberg, Wirtz is Bayern’s top priority, so much so to the point that they are planning on saving funds to the point where they are able to budget €100 million for the proposed transfer fee. They will likely have to pay around that mark to pry Wirtz away from Die Werkself as his current contract with Leverkusen runs through June 2027.
Of course, Leverkusen want him to stay and extend his contract, but that has not happened yet and they will know that Bayern will be coming in big for him during the summer window, trying to beat both Real Madrid and Manchester City to the punch.
Elsewhere in the transfer rumor realm, Bayern has been linked with potential backup striker options for Harry Kane, too. Lille’s Jonathan David, Eintracht Frankfurt’s Omar Marmoush and Sporting Lisbon’s Viktor Gyökeres have all been names linked with Bayern to be signed as backup or secondary options to Kane, but the main, sole focus for now is on securing a move for Wirtz.
Of the three striker names mentioned, David is the most feasible due to the fact that he would be a free transfer, but even with that opportunity, Wirtz is the number one target for Bayern. Eber, Freund, and the rest of the club’s front office are all aligned on the plan to go all out for Wirtz and he could very well become the club’s record signing next summer.
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