Real Madrid enters the race for Florian Wirtz. Leverkusen wants to avoid his transfer to Bayern

Real Madrid has entered the race for attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz. Bayer Leverkusen would prefer to sell Wirtz to Real to avoid his transfer to Bayern Munich.

Details: Initial contacts and discussions between Real and Wirtz's representatives have already taken place, according to Sky Sports. However, negotiations with Bayer are currently not ongoing.

The pharmaceutical club hopes that the Bundesliga star will decide to stay with the team and extend his contract, which runs until 2027. Bayer's main goal, in any case, remains to sell the player to anyone but their direct competitor—Bayern Munich.

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Reminder: Florian Wirtz was a crucial part of Bayer's success last year when the club became the champions of Germany and won the DFB-Pokal. Last season, the Bundesliga star scored 18 goals and provided 20 assists in 49 matches.