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Can t afford it! Manchester City withdraws from Wilz s transfer competition, which is good for Premier League rivals

10:22am, 20 May 2025Football

Bundesliga upstart Leverkusen's meritorious coach Alonso has confirmed that after the season has ended, he left Germany freely, left Spain, took over the Bernabeu, replaced Ancelotti as Real Madrid's next head coach, and led the White Army to compete in the Club World Cup in June.

22-year-old Wilz

At this point, Leverkusen's history will move to the next stage, and the main lineup may also face disintegration. Many main players in the team have become popular in the transfer market, attracting competition from major giants.

Among them, 22-year-old midfielder Wirtz can be said to be a representative figure, a symbol of talent, and a main contributor to Leverkusen's unbeaten championship.

Wilz leads Leverkusen to last season's Bundesliga title, which is almost certain that Wilz will leave Leverkusen this summer. The big-name teams chasing him include Premier League champion Manchester City last season, this season's champion Liverpool, and this season's Bundesliga champion Bayern.

Manchester City, which urgently needs reconstruction, hopes to introduce Wiltz to replace De Bruyne, who left the team this summer, to become the new midfield engine of Etihad Stadium, and the Blue Moon has actively carried out contact work before.

Wilz data this season, however, the latest news shows that Manchester City has withdrawn from the competition to sign Wiltz.

The reason is that the cost is too high and Guardiola's side finds that the deal could cost them a total of £252 million (300 million euros). Of course, the 300 million euros include Wiltz's transfer fees and salary expenses, but if the deal is successful, it will be enough to be the largest transfer deal in Manchester City's history.

22-year-old Wilz scored 16 goals and sent 15 assists for Xavi Alonso's Bayer in various competitions this season, including 31 appearances in the Bundesliga and 10 goals and 12 assists, and is considered one of the leading geniuses in European football.

According to the BBC, Manchester City is worried that the deal is "overly exaggerated" and that the investment returns may be disproportionate.

Manchester City's withdrawal from Wilz's transfer competition will benefit Premier League champion Liverpool and Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich. These two champion teams will naturally become the leaders in this deal.

Manchester City, although it is shown as a rich man, also has a history of withdrawing from the transaction after raising prices, which is probably affected by the "price raising league" next door.

In 2022, it was originally planned to sign England captain Harry Kane from Tottenham Hotspur, but they quit halfway and chose to sign Haaland from Dortmund.

Manchester City also wanted to make Jorginho, Fred and Frankie DeJong their midfielders before winning the 2019 Ballon d'Or winner Rodri.

After giving up Wiltz's deal, Manchester City will chase Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers and AC Milan's Tijani Ryandes as an alternative.

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