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Manchester City gave up. However, it is not Liverpool (England). The recruitment of Florian Birtz (Leverkusen) continues.
The British media Mirror said on the 20th (Korea time) 'Liverpool and Bayern Munich (Germany) are interested in recruiting Birz this summer. Liverpool reported that they had already met with Birz officials.
Born in 2003, Birtz is an offensive talent that the world is paying attention to. Since his debut in the first division of Leverkusen in the 2019-2020 season, he has grown to be the core of the team. He overcame the pain of injury and became an ace. In the 2023-2024 season, he scored 11 goals and 11 assists in 32 matches in the German Bundesliga, leading his team to the championship. Birtz played 49 games in all tournaments in the 2023-2024 season. He left 18 goals and 20 assists. This season, he also scored 10 goals and 12 assists in 30 matches in the German Bundesliga. However, he left for a while due to injury. On the 10th of last month, Leverkusen said on the club's website that Birtz was injured and left. Birtz is not available for the time being. It is a ligament injury in the right ankle. It was revealed by the examination, and he is not allowed to play for several weeks,' the release said. He returned from rehabilitation. Birtz scored 57 goals in 195 games for Leverkusen. He also plays for the German national soccer team.
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The Mirror added: "'Liverpool and Bayern Munich have recently shown interest in recruiting Birz. However, Manchester City withdrew from the competition for Birtz due to financial problems. Earlier, the British media BBC stopped paying attention to Manchester City as Birz's transfer fee soared. If Birtz had been recruited, it would have been the largest transfer in Manchester City's history. It seems that the transfer fee and wages would have reached 300 million euros.
The future of Birz is uncertain. According to Bayern Munich, Liverpool has already met with Birtz officials. However, some said that the meeting between Birz and Liverpool has not yet taken place. Citing another media outlet, The Times, the outlet added that `Liverpool and Bayern Munich are in a tug-of-war over Birz's £126 million transfer fee.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
