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Kévin de Bruyne announced, this Friday, his departure from Manchester City after 10 years of presence at the club. Pep Guardiola is therefore already looking for a replacement for his Belgian legend. And the choice of the Sky Blues coach would be very clear. He worked on the German Bayer Leverkusen nugget: Florian Wirtz, whom he sees as the dream replacement.
Manchester City has not forgotten Florian Wirtz. The Bayer Leverkusen’s offensive midfielder has been in Sky Blues radars for a few months already. Indeed, Manchester City had already tried an approach this winter. However, the German nugget should extend its contract with Bayer Leverkusen until 2028. However, an exit clause for 2026 should be included.
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So Pep Guardiola remains vigilant, especially since the departure of Kévin de Bruyne since the coach of the Sky Blues would see in Wirtz the perfect replacement for the Belgian, according to the Daily Mail. Be careful all the same, Bayer Leverkusen does not want to leave his nugget. The club should require a staggering transfer amount of 150 million euros.
But the Spanish coach should not drop the case so easily, he who wishes to reshape his team in the hope of recovering the crown of the Premier League. “The club must move forward. There are unique players who represent what the club wants to be, Kévin is one of them,” said Guardiola.
“Kévin will always be there in my memory”
Although the hopes to see Wirtz one day in the Manchester City squad are in all the Mancunian heads, the latter have intensified in recent days, so the announcement of the departure of Kévin de Bruyne. This Friday, in a letter addressed to the supporters, the Belgian announced to leave the Mancunian club, with whom he spent ten years.
Pep Guardiola, marked by this news, had estimated that the Belgian decision came from his various problems to the leg ischios in recent months: “He has been injured in the past eighteen months because he gave everything for the club”. The Sky Blues coach had continued his speech, moved by this departure. “There are things that cannot be replaced. Saying goodbye to this kind of player is so difficult. Kévin will always be there in my memory and he cannot be forgotten,” said Guardiola.
But before thinking about transfers this summer, Manchester City must continue his battle in the Premier League ranking for the Champions League. See you this Sunday (5.30 p.m.), at Old Trafford for a shock with Manchester United which receives the Sky Blues from Pep Guardiola.
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