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Florian Birtz, the biggest fish in the summer transfer market, is also attracting attention from Liverpool.
The German kicker reported on the 14th (Korean time) 'A few weeks ago, Bayer Leverkusen's Birtz was only known to want a move to Bayern Munich, but in fact, the German international Birtz was not only in the process of concrete negotiations with Manchester City but also recently had a meeting with Liverpool.
Rumors of Birz's transfer are so hot even before the transfer market opens. Birtz received the attention of three teams ahead of this summer. Bayern, Manchester City and Real Madrid. It was a fight that seemed like no more competitors would appear because they were the best clubs in the world at this point.
Bayern was the first player to move. Bayern and Birtz even reached an agreement on personal terms. On the 6th, Sport Bild in Germany was 'Real? Man City? No. It's Bayern. The possibility of Birtz's transfer to Bayern is increasing. According to our information, Birtz has already informed Bayer Leverkusen coach Xavi Alonso that he only wants to move to Bayern, not Real or Manchester City.
What remained seemed to be negotiations between Bayern and Leverkusen on transfer fees. According to Sport Bild's report, the situation has developed to a level where the intervention of other clubs is meaningless.
Sport Bild's report was far from true. Birtz intended to talk to all the clubs approaching him. Christian Polk, a transfer market expert who works for Sport Bild, said on the 13th that "Man City will not give up on recruiting Virts this summer. Man City are now trying to steal Bayern's bid for Birtz. Man City put an offer in Leverkusen. Man City hope Leverkusen can persuade Birtz to withdraw from Bayern. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is a big fan of Birtz and wants Germany international Birtz to replace Kevin De Bruyne at the Etihad Stadium.
Reporter Polk said on the 13th that Birtz visited the UK with Hans-Joachim Birtz, who is a father and agent, and his mother. He explained that the reason was negotiations with Manchester City.
But it wasn't Manchester City officials who met Birz in England. The kicker said 'The competition over Leverkusen's outstanding talent is getting fiercer. The number of specific parties interested in Birz is increasing. The third European big club has already participated in the competition. This is Liverpool,' he said first.
The media then said '13th that the destination of the day trip that Birz left when he was not training at Leverkusen was not Manchester City, but Liverpool, a traditional famous man who had already won the Premier League. Birtz went on a private jet and examined the field conditions of a potential new club'
The kicker says it is difficult to predict who will ultimately win the contract. The fact that Liverpool is now actively seeking to recruit Birz increases Leverkusen's chances of achieving the desired transfer fee for Birz. The transfer fee is about 150 million euros (about 235.3 billion won), and it can be seen as an amount suitable for the transfer market.
Real have yet to move to recruit Birz, making it a three-way Bayern-Man City-Liverpool match. Kicker knows that all three clubs, Manchester City, Liverpool and Bayern, must compete against at least two equal or better competitors in terms of sports and economics. As a result, all stakeholders are under increasing pressure to act as quickly as possible and secure a contract with Birz' he concluded.
150 million euros is a huge amount that could rank third in the highest transfer fee in football history. It is a difficult amount to pay easily for any club in Bayern, Manchester City, or Liverpool. At a time when it is inevitable to pay Birz a high weekly salary, how to persuade Leverkusen in transfer fee negotiations seems to be the key.
Reporter Kim Dae-sik rlaeotlr2024@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
