Future of the DFB jewel clarified
Top clubs apparently have no chance with Florian Wirtz
March 1, 2024, 12:56 p.m
Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen can have increased hope that national soccer player Florian Wirtz will stay beyond the coming season. His father, who is also an advisor to the top talent, makes a clear statement about the future.
National soccer player Florian Wirtz will probably remain loyal to Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen for a while, despite increasing interest from major international clubs. “Florian has a contract in Leverkusen until 2027. That will also roughly be the amount of time he will spend in Leverkusen,” said his father and advisor Hans Wirtz to the “Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger”: “What happens and when depends on that “There is no answer. We should wait for the next two years and then we will see where the path leads.”
An important point for the planned stay is apparently the coach, who is being heavily courted. “Florian is very lucky with Xabi Alonso, who has a lot of qualities,” said his father: “He treats the entire team brilliantly. He is the right coach at the right time.” Under Alonso, Wirtz took a step forward this season and became more versatile. In addition to outstanding offensive actions (25 goals in 31 competitive games), he also works more defensively. His father had already explained in December that everything was geared towards “that Florian also plays in Leverkusen next season.”
He also sees his 20-year-old son still in the middle of development. “It will take some time until he is able to achieve these performances consistently. Only then can we talk about superlatives and higher qualifications.” FC Bayern Munich as well as Real Madrid and FC Barcelona are said to be interested in the offensive player. Instead of looking for a quick move to a big club and possibly having to accept less playing time there, development and long-term perspective seem to determine the Wirtz family’s planning.
However, he criticized the substitution in the international match against Belgium in March 2023 after just half an hour – of all places at home in Cologne. “I couldn’t understand the substitution, especially in this place at this time,” said Hans Wirtz: “I wouldn’t have done it as a national coach. But Hansi Flick just had a different opinion. It was a long time ago, things were “It’s changed for the better since then.” Wirtz plays regularly under Flick’s successor Julian Nagelsmann.