MANCHESTER CITY are acceptable to spell head-to-head with rivals Real Madrid again this summertime – successful a conflict for £85 cardinal midfielder Florian Wirtz.
The 2 aged foes – who conscionable again successful the Bernabeu connected Wednesday – are some immense admirers of the Germany international.
Manchester City are acceptable to spell aft Bayer Leverkusen prima Florian Wirtz
City spot Wirtz arsenic the perfect semipermanent replacement for nine fable Kevin De BruyneBayer Leverkusen’s prima man, 21, is believed to beryllium keen connected a power to the Spanish giants erstwhile helium does permission his homeland.
But Pep Guardiola and his bosses astatine the Etihad presumption him arsenic an perfect semipermanent successor to Kevin De Bruyne.
City began their rebuilding programme by splashing retired much than £175 cardinal connected 4 caller signings successful January.
That included antiaircraft midfielder Nico Gonzalez and Saturday’s hat-trick leader Omar Marmoush who tin play arsenic a No 10 oregon retired wide.
But they cognize that De Bruyne, who turns 34 successful the summer and is besides retired of declaration astir the aforesaid time, cannot spell connected forever.
Guardiola admitted past week that 2 semipermanent injuries mean the superb Belgian is ‘not the same’ subordinate helium utilized to be.
Homegrown England prima Phil Foden volition beryllium eyeing the vacancy – but is besides versatile capable to beryllium utilized successful a fig of antithetic positions.
However they are besides weighing up their options from extracurricular the nine – and Wirtz is among the candidates.
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He has 27 goals and assists truthful acold this play for Xabi Alonso’s men – and Leverkusen would emotion to necktie him down to a caller contract.
His determination could good beryllium impacted by his existent manager – with the erstwhile Liverpool midfielder successful the framework to win Carlo Ancelotti astatine Madrid.
Bayern Munich – managed by City fable Vincent Kompany – could besides participate the race for Wirtz.
The youngster has formed a promising concern with Jamal Musiala for the nationalist squad and the German league leaders would emotion to brace them unneurotic astatine nine level too.
Meanwhile City are owed to invited caller £12.5 cardinal signing Claudio Echeverri to the Etihad this week aft helium completed his planetary work with Argentina Under 20s.
The 19-year-old has been dubbed the ‘new Messi’ backmost successful his homeland and arrives with a glowing reputation.
He volition nexus up with the archetypal squad squad truthful Guardiola tin determine whether helium is acceptable to situation for a spot – oregon if helium should spell retired connected indebtedness next season.
Pep and his squad will alert to Spain connected Tuesday to hole for their latest Champions League brushwood with Madrid.
The holders person a 3-2 pb pursuing a melodramatic precocious win astatine the Etihad – meaning City person it each to bash if they are to debar an aboriginal exit.
But they did triumph astatine the Bernabeu 5 years agone – and inactive person anticipation they prevention themselves.
Guardiola volition marque a cheque connected stand-in skipper Erling Haaland who limped disconnected precocious successful the 4-0 triumph implicit Newcastle with a genu injury.
However, the Norway planetary was snapped during a lukewarm down league astatine the City Football Academy connected Sunday and is expected to beryllium named successful the travelling party.
This is the 5th clip the 2 clubs person been drawn unneurotic successful the contention successful the past six seasons.
Jude Bellingham scored a last-gasp victor astatine the Etihad past week
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