Transfer Talk: Leverkusen puts Wirtz’s asking price at over \u20ac130m\u060c<\/p>\n
The winter transfer window is now open in Europe, and there are plenty of moves being made and plenty of gossip swirling.<\/em> <\/em>Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumors, comings and goings and, of course, done deals!<\/i><\/p>\n Real Madrid, Manchester City and Bayern Munich are among the top clubs monitoring the Bayer Leverkusen attacking midfielder. Florian Wirtz<\/strong>according to Sport Bild.<\/p>\n It comes despite an agreement that will see the 20-year-old \u2013 whose current contract runs until 2027 \u2013 stay with the Bundesliga leaders until at least 2025.<\/p>\n His father and advisor Hans-Joachim Wirtz said Florian would stay at the club for a while, but there would be a back door out of the club with father and son not committing 100% to them.<\/p>\n Whether Wirtz's departure comes in 2024 or 2025, a transfer will require more than \u20ac130 million, with some in Leverkusen estimating the sum to be as high as \u20ac150 million.<\/p>\n – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga and more (US)<\/strong><\/p>\n All of Europe's top clubs are monitoring the Germany international's every move to see if they could sign him.<\/p>\n Given that manager Xabi Alonso is very likely to stay put after the summer after Carlo Ancelotti extended his contract at Real Madrid by two years, Wirtz will not be moving for the time being.<\/p>\n Leverkusen are aiming to persuade Wirtz to extend his current contract rather than accept a big offer for him, and they could even make him their first player to come close to a \u20ac10m-a-year contract.<\/p>\n However, there are no concrete discussions on a departure or an extension at the moment.<\/p>\nTOP STORY: Wirtz is worth more than 130 million euros according to Leverkusen<\/h2>\n