Florian Wirtz has been absent from the Bundesliga soccer club Bayer 04 Leverkusen since mid-March after he tore his cruciate ligament in the Rheinderby against 1. FC Köln. Somewhat surprisingly, the national player recently extended his contract with the Werkself until 2027. But does that deter potential buyers at all?
According to a recent “Sky” report, Wirtz should not be unsaleable despite or perhaps because of his renewed contract extension at Bayer Leverkusen. However, the third-placed player in the Bundesliga last season would be paid handsomely if he were to sell his top talent.
From 100 million euros, the Leverkusen would be ready to talk, it is said. The “picture” goes even further and reported an internal pain limit for Florian Wirtz, which should be 150 million euros.
According to the information in the newspaper, the Leverkusen club manager succeeded in negotiating a contract without an exit clause with the player side. If the midfielder were to leave at some point, Bayer is almost certain of a whopping, possibly even three-digit million transfer.
Wirtz at FC Bayern “definitely on the list”
Before signing the new contract in Leverkusen, Florian Wirtz was repeatedly traded as a possible new signing at FC Bayern. The German record champion should still have the currently injured 19-year-old on his radar and follow his sporting development closely in the coming weeks and months around his comeback.
The people of Munich would have Wirtz “definitely on the list for the future”, said “Bild” football boss Christian Falk from the club-related portal “fcbinsidequoted.
The player himself should be able to imagine a change to the German industry leader FC Bayern in the long term. First of all, however, he wants to work on his return to the top level and play a similarly dominant role at Bayer Leverkusen as before the cruciate ligament injury, when he contributed an outstanding 18 points (seven goals and eleven assists) in 24 appearances.