The latest Liverpool transfer news as Manchester City are reportedly trying to ruin their summer plans by spending over £100million to sign Florian Wirtz next month
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07:27, 18 May 2025
Arne Slot and Pep Guardiola
Arne Slot and Pep Guardiola have reportedly both spoken to Florian Wirtz about the Bayer Leverkusen player's next move
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Manchester City have made Florian Wirtz one of their top transfer targets. Liverpool already expressed an interest in signing the Bayer Leverkusen player earlier this week.
As reported on Thursday, the Reds are ready for a transfer battle, and it looks like they will get that. After contacting Wirtz's representatives, they told them to expect competition from Man City and Bayern Munich.
However, Wirtz is reportedly expected to remain in Germany, either with Bayern or Leverkusen. The former, though, are lining up a deal when the summer window opens next month due to an exceptional registration period.
Due to the expanded Club World Cup, the market opens for ten days from the start of June. The Mirror claims City manager Pep Guardiola would ideally like some business done during that time.
They also allege that the Germany international has already spoken to the Catalan coach and Arne Slot about his next move. The outlet names Tijjani Reijnders and Wirtz as top targets whom they are ready to spend a combined £180 million on in time to play at the Stateside tournament.
That may be in light of a suggestion that Kevin De Bruyne will not play for City in the United States. It is said he seems set to sign for a new club rather than remaining under contract until the end of June.
Milan have reputedly informed City that signing the Netherlands international will cost over €70million (£56.3m). As such, Wirtz would seemingly cost around €150m (£126m).
Leverkusen purportedly want at least £100m, and their reported interest in City player James McAtee could seemingly see a deal reached at that price. In the event of that exchange, the latter would reputedly become a £25million makeweight.
Sky Germany reported in January that Leverkusen offered to sign the England under-21 international on loan with an option to buy. City rejected that deal, but seemingly would be open to selling this summer.