What will be will be as Manchester City await a decision from Florian Wirtz | OneFootball

This week has seen the future of Florian Wirtz dominate the headlines. That trend continued yesterday. David Ornstein reported for the Athletic that Liverpool had made contact with the Florian Wirtz camp to express their interest in signing the German international. Christian Falk reported for CF Bayern Insider that Wirtz’s family met with Liverpool on Tuesday, the same day that they met with Manchester City officials.

The saga that is the future of Florian Wirtz has had many twists and turns. It will likely have more to come. But the fact is, Manchester City have made their pitch to the German international. Now they await a decision from Wirtz on where he will play his football next season.

Manchester City have done all they can to sell their vision to Florian Wirtz.

To counter the report from Christian Falk that Wirtz’s family met with Liverpool on Tuesday, Michael Plant reported for liverpool.com, that Liverpool did not meet with the Wirtz camp on Tuesday. Furthermore, Plant reports that Liverpool do have a long-standing interest in signing Wirtz. Plant further reports that the expectation is that Wirtz will remain in Germany, whether that’s at Bayer Leverkusen or Bayern Munich remains to be seen. Lastly, Plant reports that Liverpool are unlikely to meet Bayer Leverkusen’s asking price of €150 million to sign Wirtz.

But one club appears ready to match the asking price Bayer Leverkusen have set to sell Florian Wirtz. That is Florian Wirtz. Sacha Tavolieri of Sky Sports reported via X that Manchester City and Bayern Leverkusen have an agreement in place regarding a deal that will see Wirtz move to the Etihad. What is needed now is a decision from Wirtz on his future. Furthermore, Tavolieri reports that a decision from Wirtz is expected before he goes on holiday at the end of this season. That could come next week, as per Tavolieri’s report. So based on all of the available information, Manchester City have done all they can to land the biggest prize in the summer transfer window.

Everything is now in a holding pattern until Florian Wirtz makes a decision.

The Florian Wirtz saga is the biggest story of the transfer market currently. Wirtz is the biggest prize that could be available this summer. Manchester City are firmly in the race to sign him. As are Bayern Munich, Liverpool and potentially Real Madrid. The possibility that Wirtz could stay at Bayer Leverkusen is also in play.

But for now, all anyone can do is wait. Florian Wirtz has yet to make a decision on his future based on Sacha Tavolieri’s report. So Manchester City, like every other interested suitor, must wait for that decision. Manchester City’s pitch is made and they’ve done all they can to sell their vision to him.

There will likely more stories to emerge over the future of Wirtz until a decision is announced. That’s the nature of a transfer saga. But Sacha Tavolieri also reports that Florian Wirtz’s relationship with Bayer Leverkusen is a key part of the deal for Wirtz to potentially leave Leverkusen. Perhaps that fact plays into Manchester City’s hands. It’s food for thought if nothing else at this stage.