One year to go to complete ‘Galactico III’
Real Madrid want Florian Wirz (Bayer Leverkusen) as the final piece of the ‘Galactico III’ puzzle.
According to Jose Felix Dias of Spain’s Marca, “Real have set Wirz as a target for 2025 and have been working on ways to sign him for months. The club will not stop at nothing to sign him, but they are not in a hurry either.”
Real have had one of their best years this season. They regained the Spanish La Liga title they lost to rivals Barcelona last season and lifted the UEFA Champions League for the 15th time. They also topped the Supercopa de España, adding three more trophies to their collection.
But Real weren’t satisfied. At the end of the season, they signed Kylian Mbappe as a free agent from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), where he had developed into a world-class striker. They also aimed to bring in Wirz to fill the void left by the retirement of Toni Kroos.
Birz is a German midfielder. He started his career as a central midfielder, but now plays as an attacking midfielder. Wirz is currently considered the “next Kevin De Bruyne” in Europe. He has the ability to produce a lot of goals and assists.
Birz is a former member of FC Koln’s youth team. In 2020, Wirz moved to Cologne’s rivals Leverkusen. He was called up to the first team during the 2019-20 season and scored his Bundesliga debut goal, becoming Leverkusen’s youngest ever Bundesliga appearance (17 years, 15 days) and youngest ever Bundesliga goal (17 years, 34 days).
At the end of the 2019-20 season, Birz was recognized for his talent by winning the gold medal in the U-17 category of the Fritz Walther Medal, which is awarded to the best player in Germany. From the 2020-21 season onwards, Wirz showed rapid progression as he established himself in Leverkusen’s starting midfield, starting almost 스포츠토토 every game.
His 2021-22 season was threatened by knee meniscus and cruciate ligament injuries, but he has been on fire since returning from injury. This season, Wirz has 11 goals and 11 assists in 31 league games. Led by Wirz, Leverkusen won their first Bundesliga title in 120 years, finishing unbeaten.
Although they finished runners-up in the UEFA Europa League, losing to Atalanta, they completed the double by winning the DFB-Pokal. This season alone, Wirz was named Bundesliga Player of the Month three times, and he also won the Bundesliga Player of the Year award for the 2023-2024 season.
Based on his performances this season, Wirz is attracting interest from big clubs. Real have been the most active. Manchester City have identified Wirz as a possible 사설 토토사이트 successor to De Bruyne, but they aren”t as eager as Real. Leverkusen want more than 220 million for Wirz.
Real plan to wait until after the end of next season to complete the signing of Wirz. They are not in a hurry to make a move. According to Dias, “Officials informed of Mbappe’s move to Real said that a commitment exists between Wirz and Real. They claimed that Wirz had promised Real a contract until 2025.”