Florian Wirtz, Manchester
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Pep Guardiola secretly met Florian Wirtz as Manchester City are looking to beat Bayern Munich in the race to sign the German star.
PEP GUARDIOLA has held talks with Florian Wirtz as Manchester City stepped up their bid to land the German star in a record £126million deal. The Bayer Leverkusen forward, 22, jetted in to
“The footballer travelled with his father, Hans-Joachim Wirtz, and mother, Karin Groß. The English outfit has also made an offer to Leverkusen. This could come close to meeting Bayer’s €150m [£126.1m] price tag.
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