{"id":39144,"date":"2025-04-11T23:31:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T22:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=39144"},"modified":"2025-04-11T23:31:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T22:31:12","slug":"bayern-munich-could-hijack-manchester-city-deal-to-sign-bundesliga-star-as-kevin-de-bruyne-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/bayern-munich-could-hijack-manchester-city-deal-to-sign-bundesliga-star-as-kevin-de-bruyne-replacement\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayern Munich Could Hijack Manchester City Deal to Sign Bundesliga Star as Kevin De Bruyne Replacement\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin De Bruyne announced his departure from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/tag\/manchester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Manchester City<\/a>&nbsp;last week after a decorated career. Winning several trophies and leading from the front, the Belgian will leave a void at Etihad. Not only it&rsquo;ll be a big test for Pep Guardiola to replace De Bruyne, he might as well have to fight for his potential targets.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Bayern Leverkusen star Florian Wirtz is&nbsp;<a href=\"\/\/\/Who%20Can%20Replace%20Kevin%20De%20Bruyne%20at%20Manchester%20City?%20Potential%20Successors%20for%20Man%20City%E2%80%99s%20Midfield%20Maestro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>one of the favourites<\/a>&nbsp;to replace De Bruyne next season. However, after some strong links to Manchester City, Bayern Munich might&rsquo;ve joined the pursuit of signing the midfielder.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Wirtz who has sparked under Xabi Alonso is one of the hottest prospects in the world football right now. Being wanted by some of the top clubs, Bayern&rsquo;s potential offers come with the course.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich have advanced their talks to Wirtz&rsquo;s Family as per famous Sky Sports reporter&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/plettigoal?s=21\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Florian <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/plettigoal?s=21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Plettenberg<\/a>. The journalist broke the news to social media as the Tweet said,<\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>&ldquo;There have been several meetings and discussions between FC Bayern and the #Wirtz family!&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>&ldquo;Bayern are ready to make a record-breaking signing already this summer. Despite Uli Hoene&szlig;&rsquo;s recent public comments. Hoene&szlig; and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge are the driving forces in these talks and will play a key role in possible negotiations with Leverkusen.&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/plettigoal\/status\/1910725050455519506?s=46\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680;&#127381; There have been several meetings and discussions between FC Bayern and the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Wirtz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#Wirtz<\/a> family! <br><br>Bayern are ready to make a record-breaking signing already this summer. Despite Uli Hoene&szlig;&rsquo;s recent public comments. Hoene&szlig; and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge are the driving forces in these&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7v76qhDHYc\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/7v76qhDHYc<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/1910725050455519506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>April 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Manchester City who has had a below-par season are speculated to go player scouting this summer. With their attacking prowess lacking flair, the addition of someone like Wirtz could be a piece of the puzzle. However, playing for the greatest club in his country could be a tempting offer for the 21-year-old.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Guardiola and his men&rsquo;s dicey seaoson continues with the Champions League qualifications still in doubt. Failing to qualify for the European levels could also play a huge role in Wirtz&rsquo;s decisions.<\/p><p>Plettenberg also addressed Guardiola and his men remain Bayern Munich&rsquo;s biggest competitors. Wirtz hasn&rsquo;t signed an extension with Bayern Leverkusen as his contract runs till June 2027.&nbsp;<\/p><p><strong>ALSO READ:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/kevin-de-bruyne-shares-heartfelt-message-announcing-departure-from-manchester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>&lsquo;<strong>The Day Is Here&rsquo; -Kevin De Bruyne Shares a Heartfelt Message Announcing His Departure From Manchester City<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>The German side could offer Wirtz an extension till 2028 with a potential hike in his salary. Moreover, with offers coming through the doors, Alonso would be keen to make one of his star player stay.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bayern Munich Could Offer A Record-Signing Contract For Florian Wirtz.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":39146,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4038],"tags":[3940,3883,3882,4834,4047],"class_list":["post-39144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer","tag-bayer-leverkusen","tag-bayern-munich","tag-bundesliga","tag-florian-wirtz","tag-manchester-city"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bayern Munich Could Hijack Manchester City Deal to Sign Bundesliga Star as Kevin De Bruyne Replacement&nbsp; - The Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bayern Munich targets Manchester City&rsquo;s potential Kevin De Bruyne replacement with secret family talks. 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