After ten years of good and loyal service, Kevin de Bruyne decided to close the chapter of his career dedicated to Manchester City. In a farewell missing to the Cityzens, the Belgian midfielder announced his departure at the end of the season. And the club in northern England necessarily anticipating the continuation, by studying the various profiles likely to replace such precious elements in the workforce. Even if Pep Guardiola considers the Red Devil ” irreplaceable ».
According to the English press, the Catalan technician, however, has a precise idea of the ideal player to fill such a vacuum. It is the German international of Bayer Florian Wirtz, also closely followed by Bayern and Real Madrid. Leverkusen did not give up extending his prodigy at the end of the contract in June 2027 but the pressure will be such this summer that it will undoubtedly be difficult to resist the transfer for the outgoing champion. If the outcome was to be this one, then it would take Manchester City to access the requirements of Bayer, which would await no less than 150 million euros to sell its nugget. Not necessarily an obstacle for skyblues …