With Vinícius, Jude Bellingham, and Kylian Mbappé already in the ranks, Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez is not stopping. He intends to bring yet another rising star under the roof of the Santiago Bernabéu to create one of the best teams in recent history. Madrid-based AS claims on today’s front page that Real Madrid is currently carrying out a secret operation to acquire Florian Wirtz, and the deal is expected to be finalized next June.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Real Madrid sees the brilliant German international as an ideal replacement for Luka Modrić, a symbol of the club’s recent successes, who is expected to leave for another destination in June. Wirtz has been on Real Madrid’s radar since he made his Bundesliga debut for Bayer Leverkusen at the age of 17 years and 15 days.”Florentino Pérez’s modus operandi in major deals is well-known. The signing of Wirtz is simmering slowly. Real Madrid officials are treading carefully, not wanting to make a misstep. The club is acting secretively, and the player and his father and agent, Hans, are well aware of Los Blancos’ interest,” writes AS.##NAJAVA_MECA_8405939##The playmaker from Bayer Leverkusen has a contract with the German club until 2027. According to the club’s general director, Fernando Carro, the release clause for Wirtz is €150,000,000. In Madrid, however, they see time as an ally, especially since there are no indications that Wirtz will extend his contract with Bayer Leverkusen. Additionally, AS mentions that the potential deal could be further facilitated by the possibility of Xabi Alonso succeeding Carlo Ancelotti as the coach of Real Madrid.However, it’s clear that Real Madrid will not have an easy path in their pursuit of Wirtz. Bayern Munich has long been taking steps to lay the groundwork for one of the biggest transfers of the decade—potentially the largest. The Wirtz operation is being personally overseen by Uli Hoeness.”We can spend €100,000,000 once every few years on a player like Harry Kane. And perhaps we can do it again for a top-tier German footballer. Okay, everyone knows I adore Wirtz, and I would love to bring him in,” Hoeness recently said.🚨| 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: Le Real Madrid travaille secrètement sur LE TRANSFERT de Florian Wirtz. ✅🎯✅ Le club le voit comme LE REMPLAÇANT de Luka Modric. 🔁@diarioas #RealMadrid pic.twitter.com/I3h1gdvQSM— RMadrid actu 🇫🇷 (@RMadrid_actu) October 13, 2024
