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Florian Wirtz REQUESTS quick return to Bayer Leverkusen
Having spent five and a half years with Bayer Leverkusen, the German international was attracted by the project on offer at Liverpool. LFC x New Era Shop Now LFC Signed Merch Shop Now LFC x Titleist Shop Now Arne Slot will build his attack around the talents of the 22-year-old for years to come - and Wirtz becomes the face of a new era for the Reds. Before that however, it looks like Wirtz will be making a quick return to Leverkusen. Leverkusen want to say goodbye to Wirtz The Werkself completed their Bundesliga campaign back in mid-May - with a 2-2 draw against Mainz. Back then there wasn't a big transfer clamour around Wirtz. In effect, it wasn't realised that he was playing his last games for the club. And having starred in the 2023/24 league and cup double successes, Wirtz departs as a bonafide club legend. The issue for Leverkusen and their supporters is they never got to say goodbye in a fitting manner. Plans are now afoot to bring Wirtz back for a special appearance. They play Pisa on Tuesday August 5 in a preseason friendly at the BayArena and according to Sport the club intend to honour Wirtz with a special farewell. Farewell party planned 'Florian Wirtz could travel to Leverkusen once again to say goodbye to the Werkself fans at their home stadium, the BayArena,' a report reads. 'Leverkusen's official season opener is scheduled for August 5th, including a friendly against Italian first division club SC Pisa. 'After Florian Wirtz was unable to say goodbye to the Bayer fans, among whom he was one of the crowd favorites, at the end of the 2024/2025 season, this will now be made up for at the season opening next Tuesday.' © IMAGO Wirtz sends request to Liverpool Liverpool are due back in Britain following their two Asian tour preseason fixtures - facing Athletic Club in a friendly on Monday. The report claims that Wirtz has asked for permission to miss training in order to facilitate his return to Germany for the special farewell mission. 'It is the absolute will of Bayer Leverkusen and Florian Wirtz himself to say goodbye in front of their own fans one last time,' the report states. 'A request to Liverpool FC to release the international from training on August 5 and possibly 6 has already been submitted. 'A final decision on whether Wirtz will be granted permission for the short trip to Leverkusen is not expected until this weekend.' In total Wirtz played 197 times for Bayer Leverkusen - scoring 57 goals. He leaves a two-time reigning Bundesliga players' player of the year.
Daily Mirror
an hour ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Jadon Sancho ready to HALVE wages in bid to finally seal Man Utd transfer exit
Jadon Sancho is one of five players who were excluded from Manchester United's pre-season plans and the England winger is desperate to secure an exit after being frozen out by Ruben Amorim Manchester United misfit Jadon Sancho is said to be willing to take a 50 per cent pay cut on his eye-watering salary at Old Trafford in order to secure a move to his former club, Borussia Dortmund. Sancho joined United in a £73million deal from Dortmund back in the summer of 2021 but has struggled to meet expectations and has fallen out of favour under both Erik ten Hag and Ruben Amorim. Last season he was loaned to Chelsea but his form suffered at Stamford Bridge as he scored just three Premier League goals from 19 top flight starts. And in a brutal end to his spell with the Blues, the London side opted not to turn his move permanent for £25m - instead paying a £5m penalty fee to send him back to United. Sancho has since been cast aside from Amorim's team and forced to train alone as part of the "Bomb Squad" at their Carrington complex. He has been strongly linked with a move to Juventus but news on that front has gone cold. Now, reports from German outlet Bild report that he has held initial conversations about a possible return to Dortmund. Sancho already enjoyed a successful return to the Bundesliga side on loan for the second part of the 2023-24 season, where he scored three times and led the team to the Champions League final. And another season at Signal Iduna Park could now be on the cards, with Sancho said to be pushing for the move. The report adds that Sancho is willing to take a huge pay cut in order to seal his return to Dortmund and would even consider dropping his current £275,000-a-week salary by half. Sancho is believed to have spoken with Dortmund chiefs Lars Ricken and Sebastian Kehl in the hopes of sealing the transfer and ending his exile at Old Trafford. Sancho is one of five players who were left out of United's pre-season tour of the United States, joining Alejandro Garnacho, Antony, Tyrell Malacia and Marcus Rashford - who has since signed for Barcelona on loan. Amorim said the thinking behind excluding the group of players was to give them more time to think about their futures and said they would link up with the squad if they did not find new clubs. "We are just allowing these players to have time to think and to decide," he said. "If we reach a point where they have to join the team, they will join because they are our players. I know Jason, Omar and the club have a number for these players."
BBC News
an hour ago
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- BBC News
Tottenham want Bayern's Palhinha - Friday's gossip
Tottenham are looking to bring Joao Palhinha back to the Premier League, RB Leipzig show an interest in Rasmus Hojlund, while Jadon Sancho is ready to take a pay cut in order to leave Manchester are in talks with Bayern Munich over a loan deal for Portugal international Joao Palhinha, 30, as they look to bring the former Fulham midfielder back to the Premier League. (Athletic - subscription required, external)RB Leipzig are among several clubs looking at Rasmus Hojlund and Manchester United could use the 22-year-old Denmark striker as part of a swap deal to sign Slovenian forward Benjamin Sesko, 22, from the Bundesliga side. (Athletic - subscription required, external)Manchester United outcast Jadon Sancho is ready to accept a 50% pay cut as the 25-year-old England winger eyes a return to Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund. (Bild - in German, external)Chelsea are expected to make an offer for Manchester United's Alejandro Garnacho, 21, before the transfer window shuts and have no concerns over his character after a series of background checks on the Argentina winger. (Telegraph - subscription required, external)England Under-20 midfielder Nico O'Reilly, 20, will sign a new contract with Manchester City after they rejected two transfer bids from German club Bayer Leverkusen. (Fabrizio Romano), externalLa Liga side Girona have agreed a deal in principle to sign Manchester City's Brazilian defender Vitor Reis, 19, on loan. (Fabrizio Romano), externalManchester City also want 19-year-old Claudio Echeverri to go on a season-long loan to Girona, with discussions ongoing between the Argentine winger and the Spanish club. (Fabrizio Romano, external)Premier League duo Liverpool and Bournemouth have both opted not to match newly promoted Saudi Pro League side Neom SC's huge offer for Nantes' French defender Nathan Zeze, 20. (TBR Football, external)Chelsea are interested in Club Brugge's Ardon Jashari but the 23-year-old Switzerland midfielder prefers a move to AC Milan. (Sacha Tavolieri, external)Everton have had a £27m bid for Tyler Dibling, 19, rejected by Southampton, with Aston Villa, West Ham and Fulham also keeping track of the England Under-21 midfielder. (Times - subscription required, external)Everton will also wait until the final weeks of the transfer window to make a loan offer for Juventus and Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz, 27. (GiveMesport), external
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3 hours ago
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Bayern Munich move came 'too early' for Julian Nagelsmann as Germany boss admits he shouldn't have left RB Leipzig for ill-fated spell at Bundesliga giants
Nagelsmann feels his move to Bayern came too early Feels he could have achieved more in Leipzig Leipzig CEO calls him an outstanding coach Follow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱 WHAT HAPPENED? Nagelsmann became the most expensive German coach in history when Bayern paid €25 million (£22m/$29m) to Leipzig for his services in 2021. He won the Bundesliga in his debut season but suffered a Champions League exit at the hands of Unai Emery's Villarreal. In the following campaign, a run of poor domestic results and strained relationships within the dressing room led to his dismissal, with Thomas Tuchel replacing him as Bayern manager in 2023. THE BIGGER PICTURE Nagelsmann was just 33 when he agreed to leave RB Leipzig for the Bavarian giants and admits that the switch to the Allianz Arena may have been premature, suggesting he could have achieved more had he stayed where he was. WHAT NAGELSMANN SAID Naggelsmann said: "Looking back, I left a bit too early. There are also players who sometimes move somewhere too early. I guess I did that too even though it wasn't a mistake to go to Bayern, but in retrospect, I felt really comfortable here and could have achieved a lot more with the club." Speaking about the move, Leipzig CEO Oliver Mintzlaff expressed his regret over letting Nagelsmann leave, saying: 'For me, Julian Nagelsmann was the best coach I've ever experienced. An outstanding coach." WHAT NEXT FOR NAGELSMANN Now in charge of Germany, Nagelsmann is tasked with guiding the national team to World Cup success in 2026.
Leader Live
5 hours ago
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Tottenham targeting loan move for Portugal midfielder Joao Palhinha
Palhinha joined Bayern from Fulham last summer in a deal worth up to £47.4million, but endured a difficult debut campaign in Germany. The Portugal midfielder struggled with injury problems and only made six starts in the Bundesliga when fit under Bayern boss Vincent Kompany, which has opened the door for a temporary move back to London with Tottenham. Spurs have plenty of options in midfield, but have multiple competitions to deal with in the 2025-26 season after their Europa League victory in May secured Champions League qualification and the addition of Palhinha would be a boost for new head coach Thomas Frank. Palhinha, who turned 30 earlier this month, was linked with a transfer to Tottenham before he signed for Bayern. The former Sporting Lisbon midfielder enjoyed a successful two years at Fulham, where he made 79 appearances and scored eight times to become a fan favourite at Craven Cottage. Spurs secured the services of Mohammed Kudus from West Ham at the start of July, but failed in their pursuit of Nottingham Forest captain Morgan Gibbs-White and will now hope to land Palhinha on a season-long loan.
