Arsenal & Man City ‘have a chance’ of signing Florian Wirtz as Bayer Leverkusen set their asking price for Germany sensation

Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz is a target for several clubs, with Arsenal and Manchester City among those with a realistic hope of signing him.

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WHAT HAPPeNeD?

Wirtz, one of the best German talents of this generation, was essential to Bayer Leverkusen’s undefeated march to the Bundesliga title last season. The 21-year-old is drawing interest from numerous elite clubs throughout europe as he develops and is perceived as one of Germany’s future great products. As per German publication BILD, Leverkusen may struggle to hold onto Wirtz beyond this season and there are four clubs in the running to sign him next season.

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Premier League duo Manchester City and Arsenal are two of the clubs who have a ‘good chance’ to sign Wirtz next season, alongside La Liga heavyweights Real Madrid and Leverkusen’s rivals Bayern Munich.

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DID YOU KNOW?

Bayer Leverkusen are fully aware of Wirtz’s talents and have reportedly decided on a price tag close to €150 million (£126.2m/$165.5m) to try and thwart attempts to sign the German. The price tag means Barcelona, who have also shown interest in the 21-year-old, are firmly unlikely to make any attempts due to their economic issues.

WHAT NeXT FOR WIRTZ?

The German will try to increase his stock among clubs this season with another Bundesliga title pursuit and hopefully a run deep into the Champions League. He will be in action next when Xabi Alonso’s side take on Holstein Kiel on Saturday, October 5.