BBC's resident Lebanese renowned transfer journalist Sami Mokbel, reported on Tuesday that Manchester City has decided to withdraw from Bayer Leverkusen wonderkid Florian Wirtz's transfer battle because the required fee is too high and might violate the Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR).

According to Mokbel, Manchester City had originally decided to trigger Wirtz's €150 million release clause, but because the Cityzens has been urging the Germany international attacking midfielder to make a decision on whether to accept joining the club before the start of the FIFA Club World Cup, this has backfired.

Under Manchester City's constant urging, Wirtz expressed through his family that if they really want him to join, the club must meet his €150 million wage, personal terms, potential bonus and add-ons terms demands, which made the Cityzens eventually choose to withdraw from the transfer battle because they were afraid of being given another charge, as the lawsuit which was filed against them for allegedly violating the Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) 115 times has not ended yet.

Mokbel also added that both Bayern Munich and Liverpool are still competing in the transfer battle.

Die Roten is ready to offer Wirtz a long-term contract, and Liverpool is willing to wait for the player to decide whether to accept their further approach before taking action.

Unlike Bayern, the Premier League champions are not pursuing Wirtz to the point of treating that signing the wonderkid as priority. On the contrary, even if Wirtz finally accepts the former's offer, Liverpool will not regret missing the opportunity to sign this wonderkid knowing that they have tried their best.

It is worth mentioning that until now, Wirtz is still carefully considering the offers from Bayern Munich and Liverpool and has not made any decision, but it is not ruled out that he will make his final decision before the start of the FIFA Club World Cup.

About Florian Wirtz

Florian Wirtz, 22, was born on May 3, 2003 in Pulheim, Germany. He is 1.77 meters tall and primarily plays as an attacking midfielder. He can also play as a left winger or right winger.

Wirtz played for the Köln youth academy when he was young. In 2019, he moved to the Bayer Leverkusen youth academy and completed his Bayer Leverkusen first-team debut in the Bundesliga match against Werder Bremen in May 2020.

Because of his outstanding performances, Wirtz and Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala are both hailed as one of the most anticipating midfield wonderkids in German and even European football and have since attracted much attention from the footballing world.

Since his debut, Wirtz has played 197 times for Leverkusen in all competitions so far, scoring 57 goals, assisting 65 times, and has won the Bundesliga once, the DFB-Pokal once and the DFL-Super Cup once with the club, as well as reaching UEFA the Europa League final once.