Manchester City have exited the transfer race for Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz. And instead they will focus on landing Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White. The German sensation

Manchester City cool their interest in Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz because of soaring costs of the deal, writes BBC Sport's Sami Mokbel.

Manchester City have been linked with a move for Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz in the summer transfer window as Pep Guardiola's side look to rebuild going into next season

Wirtz played a key role in Bayer Leverkusen's invincible Bundesliga title-winning run in 2023-24, where he was named player of the season thanks to his 11 goals and 12 assists. This season, major trophies weren't in the cards for Leverkusen, but Wirtz still managed 10 goals and 12 assists in the league with one game left to play.

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