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Explained: Man United’s position on Florian Wirtz as Liverpool steps up their pursuit of the 20-year-old

Football — 11/06/2023

Manchester United is apparently no longer in the running for the talented midfield player, according to the Daily Star, despite Erik ten Hag’s team and other of Europe’s best teams supposedly having interest in him.

The report claims that Liverpool, under Jurgen Klopp, has entered the competition to sign the £80 million German player from Bayer Leverkusen.

Although it appears that Manchester City and Bayern Munich are the early favorites to land the 20-year-old midfield player, Klopp’s team is now eager to join the competition.

The article claims that United has withdrawn from the competition for the German midfield player, but if circumstances had been different eighteen months prior, they very well would have signed him.

According to the source, United had the opportunity to hire the German but lost out to Juventus when Ralf Rangnick was leading the team with the intention of serving as a consultant following his tenure.

The report now claims that Wirtz has prioritized a move someplace that he feels would be beneficial for his development and is not interested in joining United.

Although Wirtz is an excellent midfield player, the Red Devils may decide not to prioritize him at this time given the numerous other obvious weaknesses in the club that need to be filled.

This season, the 20-year-old has six goals and four assists in all competitions.

United’s financial hardship

The Red Devils spent a lot of money to sign Rasmus Hojlund, Mason Mount, and Andre Onana, three of Ten Hag’s top priorities, therefore the latter two weeks of the window were rather quiet.

Towards the close of the summer window, the only new players signed for comparatively low prices were Sofyan Amrabat, Altay Bayindir, and Sergio Reguilon.

Therefore, even though signing Florian Wirtz would be fantastic, it won’t happen because of the manager’s limited financial resources.

In order to restore United to their former status as a worldwide force, the club’s top priorities over the coming weeks must be the renovation of the stadium and the backroom reorganization.