Real Madrid 'favourites to sign £128m-rated star in 2025'

The 21-year-old has been in outstanding form for Leverkusen during the 2023-24 campaign, scoring 18 goals and registering 19 assists in 45 appearances in all competitions.

Wirtz has 11 goals and 11 assists in 31 Bundesliga appearances, with the German outfit winning the title, while he has four goals and four assists in nine Europa League outings.

Leverkusen have a 2-0 lead over Roma ahead of the second leg of their Europa League semi-final, and the attacker has also been key in his team's run to the final of the German Cup, contributing three goals and four assists in five appearances in the competition.

The Bundesliga club's CEO Fernando Carro recently said that Wirtz could not be allowed to leave for «less than €150m (£128m)» amid claims that a number of clubs are keen to sign him.

Wirtz, who has a contract with the Bundesliga champions until the summer of 2027, is highly unlikely to leave Leverkusen this summer.

However, a departure in 2025 is thought to be likely, and according to Bild, Real Madrid are firmly at the head of the queue for his services.

The report claims that Arsenal, Manchester City and Bayern Munich are also keen on his signature, but Los Blancos are pushing to bring him to Bernabeu next year.

In March, Wirtz's agent and father said that the German has no plans to leave Leverkusen at this stage of his career.

«Florian has a contract in Leverkusen until 2027,» Hans-Joachim Wirtz told Kolner Stadt-Anzeiger. «That is roughly how long he will stay at Leverkusen. There's no