Bayern Munich board member Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has admitted signing Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz is the membership’s “clear purpose” heading into the summer time switch window.
Wirtz, 21, is within the midst of one other dazzling marketing campaign as he continues to go away his injury-hit 2021/22 season prior to now. With 15 objectives and 13 assists in all competitions thus far, the Germany worldwide is on monitor for his finest particular person return so far.
With a contract that runs till 2027, Wirtz is within the sights of most of Europe’s elite. Actual Madrid, Manchester Metropolis and Liverpool are among the many groups chasing his signature, however Bayern’s quest to maintain the perfect German abilities within the Bundesliga has seen them develop a fixation on pairing Wirtz up with worldwide teammate Jamal Musiala.
In an interview with AZ, Rummenigge made “no secret of the truth that it should clearly be our purpose to signal Wirtz”.
“Everybody at FC Bayern agrees that he’s precisely the participant we need to signal. To not weaken Leverkusen, however to strengthen us,” added Rummenigge, who described Wirtz because the “finest participant in Germany”.
Leverkusen are anticipated to money in on Wirtz this summer time as a part of a mini-rebuild that would additionally see supervisor Xabi Alonso depart – Madrid are recognized to be eager on each – however any deal is prone to price effectively over £100m.
