Florian Wirtz: The German Teenage Sensation
The German Bundesliga seems to be a field for young talented players. Bayern Leverkusen player Florian Wirtz has risen to prominence with his recent run of form.
The German International has already been having some astonishing performance this season, already grabbing the attention of the top European clubs.
The attacking midfielder was signed from FC Köln youth team in January 2020. He made his senior professional debut for Leverkusen on 18th May against Werder Bremen, which made him the youngest Leverkusen player in the Bundesliga
The teenager has scored 5 and provided 8 assists in the Bundesliga so far this season.
He is also rated one of the best teenagers in Europe's top 5 league by [WhoScored] .
Florian Wirtz became the youngest player to make 50 Bundesliga appearances at 18 years and 223 days, on 15th December against Hoffenheim. He also became the first player to score 11 Bundesliga goals before turning 19.
He has some fantastic stats already in the first half of the 2021/2022 season, making 21 appearances in all competitions, scoring 8 and providing 11 assists.
Florian has already made 4 appearances for the German senior team. Looking forward to being one of their prominent players in years to come .
The Leverkusen attacking midfielder is a playmaker who has eyes for goals too.
A very creative individual.
It's fascinating how he has already become the replacement for Kai Havertz, who left for Chelsea.It was considered a gamble not replacing Havertz after generating a huge amount of money from his move to Chelsea, instead the club chose to stick with the young lad.
“We could buy one for eight million, a waste of money, the kid is already better,”said Bayern Leverkusen sporting director.
The German International has a market value of 70 million Euros with a contract keeping him at Bay arena till 2026[Transfermarkt.com]. With big teams having an eye on him, Wirtz may not play at Bay arena till the summer of 2026, as offers may come wanting his signature.
Just a matter of Florian being consistent will see the big clubs ready to splash the cash to make the move. As a normal order in Europe, clubs who produce young talented players generate money from player sales. In the case of Wirtz,Leverkusen may be up for the bargain they made from Havertz move to Chelsea.
If Wirtz can keep up with this excellent form a move to the top clubs will be certain.
He's already becoming part of the future young breed of German national team football.
At a young age Florian has set some records and he maybe setting more in the future.
