La Liga powerhouse Barcelona’s transfer team received a boost today in their pursuit of Florian Wirtz, the sensation from Bayer Leverkusen.
Diario Sport, which has offered insight into the midfielder’s potential to eventually take his skills to Catalunya’s capital, sources this information.
Over the past 24 hours, the topic of Wirtz’s future has dominated German media in his native nation.
This occurs after Hans-Joachim Wirtz, the 20-year-old’s father and agent, discloses his son’s ambitions for the new seasons.
Due to his incredible performances for Xabi Alonso’s dominant Bayer Leverkusen, Wirtz has connections to some of the greatest teams on the continent. However, his father has given assurances that he has no plans to leave the BayArena anytime soon.
“Florian will be in Leverkusen approximately until 2027, as per his contract with Bayer,” he told the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger newspaper. “We will have to wait another two years to find out where this leads. We are now unable to predict what may occur.
Furthermore, as previously said, this has been welcomed by the board of Spanish powerhouse Barcelona.
Desperate to give the team’s offensive third a game-changing profile, the Barca brass has had Wirtz in their sights for some time.
Even though the young player’s price tag has skyrocketed to between €80 and €100 million due to his eight goals and an incredible 17 assists so far this season, Deco and company are well aware that any acquisition of Wirtz would necessitate extensive ahead preparation.
However, the Blaugrana may have just enough time to gather their funds before making a bid if it is confirmed that the German will not look to go to one of Europe’s best teams for at least another two years.