The Madrid club is scanning the market in search of a replacement for Luka Modric. The little prodigy from Leverkusen is their main target.
It’s no secret that Luka Modric, 39, is more towards the end of his career than the beginning. Many also thought that the Croatian was going to stop at the end of last season, and that Toni Kroos (34 years old) would come back. However, the opposite happened.
Real Madrid extended their number 10 for a year, knowing that the Croatian genius would be called upon to spend a lot of time on the bench. This is why the Madrid management is scanning the market to find a successor in the short term. This successor has already been found, in the person of Florian Wirtz.
The young German has been red on Real Madrid’s list of players for some time now, and interest continues to grow. Closely watched since he was captain of his team’s under-17 side and made his debut in the Bundesliga at the age of 17 years and 15 days, the Bayer Leverkusen player is considered in Madrid as the ideal replacement for Luka Modric.
The player has a contract until 2027 and Leverkusen’s general manager announced that he would not leave for less than 150 million, which is 20 million more than his current valuation on Transfermarkt, but Madrid and other interested clubs know that time will be on their side as the contract expiration date approaches.
The statements of Michael Reschke, a little-known figure in Spain but very important in German football, go in this direction: “Although Bayern is one of the five best clubs in Europe, it is clear that Wirtz is thinking of Real Madrid “. Reschke, 67, was technical secretary at Bayern Munich, Stuttgart and Schalke 04 and worked for 35 years at Leverkusen, where he became coach. His prediction goes beyond mere speculation.
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Reschke also went so far as to announce that Xabi Alonso will be Ancelotti’s replacement and that the planets will align for a moment so that the master and student of the Bavarian club arrive together at the Bernabéu.
Real Madrid, on the other hand, is well aware that tough competition awaits them for the signing of the German player. Particularly from Manchester City, who see Wirtz as the perfect replacement for Kevin De Bruyne. Bayern Munich, for its part, dreams of bringing together the two great German talents, Wirtz and Musiala, and will also fight to convince the young German to join them. FC Barcelona is also interested, but has contented itself with a formal investigation, without great ambitions, given its delicate financial situation.
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