Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern and Manchester City have all been linked to Wirtz in the last 12 months, but certainly in Spain, the name that has appeared most often is that of Los Blancos. While Barcelona are also interested there are also doubts about their financial capacity to do a deal.

No such doubts can be cast over Real Madrid, but Matteo Moretto has revealed exclusively to Football España that the man in the hotseat could play a key role in any pursuit of Wirtz. Should Xabi Alonso prove many predictions right and end up at the Santiago Bernabeu at some point, then Wirtz would be more likely to head to the Spanish capital.

Real Madrid are already watching Wirtz closely, and it is hard not to be impressed by his form. Already this season, he has three goal contributions in four appearances, and he played an important role for Julian Nagelsmann at Euro 2024 this summer.