As reported by Patrick Berger, Bayer Leverkusen are on the lookout for Real Madrid’s Arda Güler as part of a potential swap deal for Florian Wirtz.
It’s clear that B04 are looking beyond life after Wirtz with his departure looking evermore likely next summer. Currently Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are the favourites to sign the attacking midfielder.
B04 have been admirers of Güler even before his move from Fenerbahçe to Real Madrid. The feeling is that should Wirtz head to Madrid in the summer and Güler wants to play regular football, he could move the other way and head to Leverkusen.
The 19-year-old’s contract runs until 2029 with Real and the club currently have no intentions of selling the Turkish international this winter.
However, whilst his relationship with head coach Carlo Ancelotti is very good, if the door opens this summer and Güler wants to play regularly at the top level, Leverkusen would be there.
B04 are already made contact with the player’s representatives and family but are yet to conduct formal talks with Real.
The move could possibly mirror that of Dani Carvajal (32) who took an intermediate step from Real to Bayer before going on to have a world-class career.
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