The club were rewarded for the bold appointment of Alonso in 2022. His parting gift might be to broaden some of the Bundesliga's horizons

Alonso has already announced he will be leaving at the end of the season and is a shoo-in to take over the Madrid vacancy created by the impending departure of Carlo Ancelotti to become head coach of Brazil.

Wirtz played a key role in Bayer Leverkusen's invincible Bundesliga title-winning run in 2023-24, where he was named player of the season thanks to his 11 goals and 12 assists. This season, major trophies weren't in the cards for Leverkusen, but Wirtz still managed 10 goals and 12 assists in the league with one game left to play.

Bayer Leverkusen managing director Fernando Carro has insisted that he knows nothing about a possible move to Liverpool for wing-back Jeremie Frimpong, despite the rumor mill going into overdrive in the last 24 to 48 hours.

The transfer of Florian Wirtz to Bayern Munich seems to be edging closer to completion. Following reports that the player and the club have reached an agreement on a long-term contract, Munich-based publication AZ now reports that Bayern have initiated talks with Bayer Leverkusen regarding the transfer.

Ten Hag, who has been out of management since leaving Manchester United in October, is a candidate to replace the outgoing Xabi Alonso.

Sport Bild (via @bayer04Xtra) reports that in the event that Florian Wirtz does leave Bayer Leverkusen in the summer, the club are already looking at where they could invest the money.The goal at