Winning the Bundesliga title this season is a start for Bayer Leverkusen, but it could also be the end of a legend. The main reason for this problem is that the current Bayer Leverkusen squad is young enough and competitive enough, after a season of growth, they have become stronger, if they can win the Europa League and the German Cup again, with more experience in winning the championship, next season's results are more worth looking forward to. However, with Bayer Leverkusen's current competitiveness, there may be a possibility of multiple departures in the summer window.
Not only Bayer Leverkusen's players, but even manager Marcos Alonso has received attention from a number of big clubs this season, including Bayern Munich and Liverpool, who see him as the team's future manager. However, Alonso has made it clear that he will stay at Bayer Leverkusen in the new season, and there is no intention of leaving, which also adds a guarantee to the future of the team. His stay will also affect the selection of some players, the most important of which is naturally Bayer Leverkusen's star and the heart of their attack, German midfielder Wirtz.
The 20-year-old German midfielder has contributed 17 goals and provided 18 assists in the Bundesliga, Europa League and German Cup this season, and the season is not over yet, and he may even get a double 20 statistic, making Wirtz the favourite for this year's Ballon d'Or. Of course, thanks to competitions such as the European Championship and the Copa America, Wirtz wants to win the Ballon d'Or only if he can help the team to the treble this season and whether he will bring a miracle to the German team at the European Championships.
However, regardless of whether Wirtz can win the Ballon d'Or this year, he will be the target of attention of many giants. Wirtz and Bayer Leverkusen still have three years left on their contracts, and the estimated value on the transfer market is 110 million euros, but to complete the signing, more transfer fees will need to be paid to complete the deal. According to Marca, Bayer Leverkusen have set a price tag of £128 million for Wirtz, and any club that wants to sign Germany's top attacker has only one way to satisfy Bayer Leverkusen.
This price is still very competitive in the transfer market compared to Wirtz's performances this season and his age. At present, the clubs interested in Wirtz include Manchester City, Bayern and Barcelona, but the real chance to complete the deal is Pep Guardiola's Manchester City, Barcelona does not have enough transfer fees, their interest can only stay in the attention stage, the possibility of completing the deal is not large, Bayern is also difficult to approve this club-breaking transfer fee, only Manchester City if they really want to complete the deal, Guardiola's requirements are likely to be met.