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Manchester City has decided not to recruit Florian Birz.
The BBC reported on the 19th (Korea time) 'Bayel Leverkusen's Birtz is one of the most popular midfielders in football, and many expected him to be a natural successor to Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne. However, it is understood that Pep Guardiola-led Manchester City have withdrawn their initial interest out of fear of soaring transfer fees'
Birtz is the biggest fish in the transfer market this summer. He is an offensive midfielder who has grown into a world class by leading Leverkusen to the German Bundesliga championship. When he won the Bundesliga MVP last season, he began to attract the attention of all big clubs in Europe. When Birtz was able to leave Leverkusen, fierce competition began with Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, and Liverpool joined as the last train.
Manchester City have been aggressive in recruiting Birtz. Originally, Birtz was expected to go to Bayern in early May. This is because Birtz has signed a personal agreement with Bayern. If Bayern negotiates the transfer fee well with Leverkusen, it looked like it would wear a Bayern uniform.
Birtz did not intend to listen only to Bayern's story. Recently, Birtz visited England and met with officials from Manchester City and Liverpool. There were also reports in the German media that Manchester City is desperately moving to block Birtz from going to Bayern to recruit Birtz as a substitute for The Bruyne.
However, Manchester City decided to give up recruiting Birtz as the competition for Birtz intensified and the transfer fee and annual salary soared. The BBC predicted that if Manchester City recruits 22-year-old Birz, the deal will be the largest contract in the club's history, and could reach up to 300 million euros (about 469 billion won), including transfer fees and annual salaries. It was judged to be excessive within Manchester City.
Manchester City is a club that has grown based on oil money, but it is a style that boldly folds when it is judged to be an excessive expenditure in recruiting players. In the past, the BBC also drew a line on transfers that Manchester City was deemed worthless for money. Attempts to recruit Fred, Jorginho, and Frenkie the Dragon were canceled for financial reasons. Prior to signing Elling Holan, he had cooled his interest in Tottenham striker Harry Kane at the time due to the burden of transfer fees.
Manchester City is hoping that Phil Foden will firmly establish himself as The Bruyne's successor as he has withdrawn from signing Birz. Manchester City has withdrawn from signing Birtz, but its search for a new midfielder remains unchanged. Manchester City are expected to take a move on Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White, according to the BBC.
Birtz is expected to solidify as a transfer to Bayern or Liverpool unless it is a transfer to Manchester City.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
