With Pep Guardiola personally pushing for his signature, one Manchester City target now reportedly has representatives in Manchester to discuss a deal to sign for the Citizens.
Kevin De Bruyne preparing for ultimate farewell
Whilst Manchester City do have one eye on the summer transfer window, they must first bid farewell to one of their greatest ever players in Kevin De Bruyne. The Belgian is set to depart as a free agent after winning everything there is to win at The Etihad and earning his place as one of the best to ever do in the Premier League, not just at Manchester City.
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He won't want to bow out without a trophy, however. As one last trip to Wembley awaits in City's sky blue, De Bruyne has the opportunity to enjoy one last moment of magic and take his side to victory against Crystal Palace. All of a sudden, from what looked like a season destined to end in disaster, City could yet finish as high as second and win silverware along the way.
Following the FA Cup final, De Bruyne will have just two games left in a City shirt with his final game at The Etihad coming against Bournemouth just three days after a trip to Wembley.
These aren't meaningless games for Guardiola's side, either. They're must-win affairs if they want to secure their place in the Champions League ahead of next season. The last thing the Manchester club needs is to lose the FA Cup final before crashing out of the top five in a disastrous final couple of weeks.
Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne celebrates after the match
By securing Champions League football, the Citizens - like others around them - would be in a far stronger position to attract their top target and perhaps pull off quite the hijack.
Wirtz's representatives travel for talks
According to Sky Sports' Florian Plettenberg, Florian Wirtz's family are now in Manchester to hold talks with Manchester City over a move to The Etihad this summer. Whilst it's been Bayern Munich in the driving seat for much of the transfer saga, it doesn't look like City are willing to give up anytime soon and could use Bayer Leverkusen's reluctance to sell to a rival to jump ahead of the queue.
With Guardiola personally pushing to sign his De Bruyne replacement, Manchester City will be desperate to beat Bayern to a player described as "incredible" by football talent scout Jacek Kulig earlier this season.
Indeed, Wirtz will be one of the most interesting players to watch this summer, having been praised as "probably the best midfielder in the world" by former striker Patrick Helmes, who believes he could one day end up at Real Madrid.