Manchester City have to tip the balance from tempting to undeniable to sign Florian Wirtz | OneFootball

The battle to sign Florian Wirtz looks to be the biggest looming transfer story of the summer. There appear to be four options on the table for the German international. Signing a contract extension with Bayern Leverkusen is one. Signing for Manchester City, Bayern Munich or Real Madrid appear to be his other three options. Now a new report indicates that Wirtz finds the option of joining Manchester City or Real Madrid tempting. From a City point of view, it is their job to sell their vision to Florian Wirtz to convince him to move to the Etihad.

Christian Falk has reported via his exclusive Daily Briefing column that Bayern Munich are confident of signing Wirtz this summer. Furthermore, Falk reports that Bayern Munich are ‘willing to go to the credit department for the first time in the club’s history’ to sign the Bayer Leverkusen star. This move is thought to be greatly appreciated by the family of Florian Wirtz. Lastly, Falk reports that the player himself finds the chance to join Manchester City or Real Madrid very tempting.

The race to sign Florian Wirtz is now hotting up. We are now almost getting daily updates on how that particular race is unfolding. From a Manchester City point of view, they now have to turn the temptation of signing with the club into reality. They can already offer Wirtz Kevin De Bruyne’s role at the club. Their decision to let De Bruyne leave has opened up the squad space and opened up a sizable chunk of their wage bill. Now, what remains is for the club to convince Wirtz to move to the Etihad.

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Manchester City have a trump card in that particular race in Pep Guardiola. Playing under Guardiola remains something that is a massive lure to players. The rest is left to Txiki Begiristain and Hugo Viana to convince Wirtz to leave Germany and become a key piece in Manchester City’s future. That is the selling point for Manchester City. Florian Wirtz can partner Erling Haaland, Phil Foden, Omar Marmoush and others to become a figurehead of sorts for the next era of Manchester City dominance. That’s the temptation on offer to the Bayer Leverkusen playmaker.

The race to sign Florian Wirtz is beginning to heat up. Manchester City can pay Bayer Leverkusen’s asking price and offer him the opportunity to become the next club hero. Hopefully that can be enough to sway Wirtz and he decides to join Manchester City this summer.