The Merengue club aims to strengthen its midfield following the departure of Toni Kroos and the highly likely departure of Luka Modric in 2025. For this reason, the upcoming season will be dedicated to thoroughly analyzing the market in search of a replacement.
The current favorite for this role is Florian Wirtz, the German midfielder from Bayer Leverkusen. He is having a fantastic season with Bayer Leverkusen, making history by winning the Bundesliga. However, he missed yesterday’s Europa League final and did not appear in the match.
Nevertheless, Real Madrid has no doubts about his quality. They had not planned to pursue his signing this year, and the player was aware of this, as he confirmed his stay at the German club. However, things will be different in 2025.
Real Madrid has already started hinting that they will sign a midfielder in 2025, and he is the favorite. This will serve as motivation for the player, who will want to prove to everyone that he is ready to make the leap to Real Madrid.
It will be an expensive signing, as he is under contract until June 30, 2027, and Transfermarkt values him at 110 million euros. Real Madrid could accept paying a sum close to that value, similar to what they did with Jude Bellingham.
To achieve this, he will have to demonstrate consistency by having a great individual season. While collective success will help increase interest, it is unlikely that Leverkusen will replicate this season’s achievements in the next campaign.
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