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Manchester City has withdrawn from the recruitment of Florian Birz.
The BBC reported on the 19th (Korea time) that Manchester City has stopped paying attention to Birz.
BBC says Pep Guardiola's Man City have withdrawn their interest in Birz as transfer fees soar. If Birtz had been recruited, it is estimated that it would have been the largest transfer in Manchester City's history. The transfer fee and wages alone are expected to have reached 300 million euros (about 460 billion won). Birtz is one of the prospects to lead European football, but Manchester City were concerned that the transfer fee was too high. Manchester City have shown in the past that they are ready to give up a transfer if a contract is deemed worthless for money.
It is then expected that Manchester City will not be able to recruit Birz under the current situation. Manchester City will continue to work on recruiting creative midfielders including Morgan Gibbs-White, he added.
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Birtz is considered one of Europe's most talented young players beyond Germany in recent seasons. Birtz, who played a key role in Leverkusen's unbeaten victory in the German Bundesliga, was selected as the Bundesliga's most valuable player after the end of the season, further raising its stock price.
There was a lot of interest in Birz before, but the line of courtship for him became even longer when he proved that he could be the ace of a team along with his versatility in the previous season and this season. Even at the age of 21, Birtz has already proved tremendous offensive point productivity in the first team of Leverkusen, where he made his professional debut, and is already playing a key role in the German national team. He has already led the team with 16 goals and 14 assists in 44 games this season.
Birtz was likely to move to a big club after this season. Manchester City, Real Madrid, and Bayern have expressed interest in recruiting Birtz. Manchester City planned to recruit Birtz as its replacement as Derbroughner, who played as the team's irreplaceable ace, has been suffering from frequent injuries due to rapid aging since last season.
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Initially, Manchester City was considered a strong candidate for recruitment after it was reported that it even reached an agreement with Leverkusen on the transfer fee. It is known that only player persuasion is left. However, Manchester City withdrew from the recruitment campaign, feeling burdened by guaranteeing Birtz a high transfer fee and a huge salary. It is expected to consider other recruitment options such as Gibbs-White instead of Witzr.
There have been some cases where Manchester City has failed since joining other clubs with huge transfer fees among the players who have given up recruiting. Fred and Harry Maguire are representative. However, there were also players with outstanding skills such as Frankie Theyong and Harry Kane. Attention is also focusing on whether Birtz will be a player who will make Manchester City regret giving up its recruitment.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
