Manchester Metropolis are backing away from the race to signal Florian Wirtz, a supply has instructed ESPN.
The Germany midfielder had been earmarked as a potential substitute for Kevin De Bruyne, who will go away the Etihad Stadium on the finish of the season.
However after conversations with Wirtz’s membership, Bayer Leverkusen, and his representatives in Manchester final week, Metropolis are turning their consideration to different targets.
A supply has instructed ESPN that membership bosses consider the funds that may be concerned will not be workable and that Wirtz is destined for a summer time transfer to Bayern Munich.
Metropolis produce other choices to strengthen their midfield together with Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White.
Wirtz has additionally been linked with a transfer to Liverpool, the place Leverkusen teammate Jeremie Frimpong had a medical on Monday. Nevertheless, whereas he has admirers at Anfield, a supply has instructed ESPN the expectation on Merseyside can be that he’ll be part of Bayern.
The Germany worldwide, broadly considered probably the most gifted younger gamers in Europe, was a key a part of Xabi Alonso’s facet after they helped Leverkusen to interrupt Bayern’s maintain over the Bundesliga title final season.
This time period, Wirtz has 16 targets and 15 assists in 41 video games throughout all competitions.
