Manchester City News can exclusively reveal that Pep Guardiola is a huge admirer of Florian Wirtz and he would like for the German international to make a move to the Etihad Stadium.

In the lead-up to the summer transfer window, Manchester City have been linked with the Bayer Leverkusen maverick’s signature on a whole host of instances.

Manchester City have apparently approached Wirtz already as they view him as a successor to Kevin De Bruyne, who could leave the club in the summer.

However, Wirtz’s agent denied Pep Guardiola spoke to him about convincing his client to reject Real Madrid in favour of a move to the Premier League champions.

But a sense of clarity has emerged around Florian Wirtz and his future as both Manchester City and Bayern Munich are fans of his.

Graeme Bailey — Manchester City News’ chief correspondent has been informed that if Wirtz decides to exit Bayer Leverkusen, his next move is a straight shootout between Manchester City and Bayern.

The Sky Blues are believed to be waiting for the youngster to make his final decision, with attacking midfielders like Jack Grealish, who could leave Manchester City could also be joined by Bernardo Silva and James McAtee out of the door at the end of the season.