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Bayer midfielder Florian Wirz will continue his career at Real Madrid. This is reported by the publication Marca.

According to the source, Bayer and Real Madrid have reached an agreement on the transfer of Wirtz in the summer of 2025. It is expected that the Madrid club will pay the required amount for the player - 150 million euros.

Wirtz's current agreement with Bayer is valid until June 30, 2027.

A number of English media outlets claim that the upcoming season will be the last for Josep Guardiola as Manchester City's head coach. The Citizens' owners have already started looking for a successor to Pep.

According to Football Transfers, Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso is considered the main candidate. Representatives of the "citizens" consider the 42-year-old specialist an ideal successor to Guardiola.

"The Pharmacists managed to retain their coach after a successful season, but it is unclear whether they will be able to do so in a year. It is in 2025 that City plans to invite Alonso.

Bayern Munich has appointed a new head coach, Vincent Kompany. Under his leadership, the club is preparing large-scale changes in the squad.

According to Florian Plettenberg, Bayern Munich has compiled a list of six players who may leave the club in the summer. The list includes Matthijs de Ligt, Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka, Kingsley Coman, Serge Gnabry, and Noussair Mazraoui.

"Bayern has not yet received any official offers, but if they do, the club will definitely consider them.

"Brighton continue their search for a new head coach and have identified an unexpected candidate.

According to The Telegraph, the Seagulls are considering 31-year-old head coach of Sao Paulo Fabian Gürzeler.

Gürseler has been in charge of St. Pauli since December 2022. In the recently concluded season, he led St. Pauli to victory in the 2nd Bundesliga, bringing the club to the elite of German football for the first time since 2011.

Earlier, the Brighton management intended to appoint Kieran McKenna from Ipswich, but he decided to extend his contract with his current club. "Brighton is also considering the possibility of bringing back Graham Potter.

The 2024 European Championship will be the last major tournament not only for Toni Kroos but also for another German legend.

According to Sport Bild, Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer will retire from the German national team after the home edition of Euro 2024.

Barcelona's Marc-Andre ter Stegen is expected to become the main goalkeeper of the German national team in the upcoming Nations League and 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Bayer Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso reacted to the 0-3 defeat to Atalanta in the Europa League final two weeks after the game.

"At the moment it hurts. It is very painful. Such games should not be forgotten. But I feel that this will be more useful for my development as a coach than winning a treble," CNN Sports quoted Alonso as saying.

Last season, Bayer won the Bundesliga and the German Cup.

The transfer of Ukrainian defender of Arsenal London Oleksandr Zinchenko to Bayern Munich has become unlikely.

According to NowArsenal, the German grandee has revised its priorities for the team's set-up on the left flank of the defense, and it was not in favor of the 27-year-old footballer.

At the moment, Bayern are primarily focused on keeping their left-flank defender Alfonso Davies, who has recently been linked with a possible departure to Real Madrid.

The backup option in this situation for the Munich club is the acquisition of Italian Milan and France defender Theo Hernandez.

And only if Bayern fail to reach an agreement with Davies and fail to acquire Hernandez, the club will turn their eyes towards Zinchenko.

Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz said that now is not the time to discuss his future.

"Everyone knows that I have a contract with Bayer Leverkusen. Now is not the time to talk about it. I am having a great time in Leverkusen, I feel good. Right now, I am completely and utterly focused on the 2024 European Championship. Everything else is irrelevant," the Spanish online edition Mundo Deportivo quoted Wirtz as saying.

Bayern Munich board member Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has warned the team's new head coach Vincent Kompany that he must fight for titles from the start.

- "I wish him all the success in the world, because if you don't win a title with Bayern Munich in a year, then a year is too long. I think he has the right philosophy. I asked Pep Guardiola, who coached him for quite a long time. He said: "I am convinced that Vincent is a great coach". You have to remember that Bayern plays attacking and dominant football. And Kompany is a supporter of this philosophy," the former Bayern executive told Bild newspaper.

Manchester United are not the only contenders for Real Madrid's Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Lunin.

According to Fichajes, Bayern Munich and Spanish side Betis are also interested in the 25-year-old goalkeeper. German grand in the face of Lunin sees a future replacement for 38-year-old Manuel Neuer.

Earlier it was reported that Manchester United and Real Madrid were to start negotiations on a possible transfer of Lunin immediately after the Champions League final.

Lunin's current contract with Real Madrid runs until the summer of next year, and the goalkeeper has not yet signed a new agreement with the Madrid club.

The departure of German defender Mats Hummels from Borussia Dortmund is a done deal, Bild reports.

The player's current contract with the Bumblebees expires at the end of June. The 35-year-old had deteriorated relations with the team's head coach Edin Terzic. At the end of the season, the club's board of directors was faced with the question of whether to choose Terzic or Hummels.

As a result, the Borussia management offered Terzic a new contract.

Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos shared his thoughts after winning the sixth Champions League title. The German midfielder also commented on his decision to retire.

"What is the difference between Real Madrid and others? We don't lose finals.

I made this decision because I want to be with my family, but I will miss this team every day of my life. I wanted it to end this way. I could never have imagined that I would win so many," Madrid Xtra quoted Kroos as saying.