Bavaria wants Wirtz, but the deal will be expensive. Should the club still put everything on one card?
Florian Wirtz is perhaps the greatest hope of German football – and Bavaria’s explained transfer goal number one. Now that the season goes into the hot phase, the national player fails.
According to Bayer Leverkusen, Wirtz will be missing for several weeks with an ankle injury. An MRI examination resulted in an inner ligament injury in the right ankle. This also means that it is for the round of 16 second legs in the Champions League against Bavaria. Also for the games of the national team (you can read more about this here). According to the club, he could be there again in the end of the season.
The Bayern bosses have spent millions for contract extensions in the past few weeks-including salary increases and one-off payments for Jamal Musiala, Alphonso Davies and shortly, Joshua Kimmich. The budget is becoming scarcer. Especially since sports director Max Eberl should actually make savings.
Is there still enough money left to get rid of Wirtz from Leverkusen? The pain limit of the “Werkelf” is said to be well over 100 million euros.
Such an investment would be a clear sign: Wirtz as the future of FC Bayern. But:
Transparency note: This article was published in a first version for Florian Wirtz before the diagnosis – and was adapted to the new situation by the authors after the announcement by Bayer Leverkusen.
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