Pep Guardiola was largely involved in deciding that Erling Haaland opted out of the other giants. The world’s best/second-best coach had a plan for the Norwegian Dortmund striker, which would provide the best working conditions. It was a signing with City, it was a huge success in the first season with The Treble. Three years later, Guardiola is involved in losing the biggest signing battle, reports a German newspaper.
It’s between Manchester City and Liverpool. Florian Wirtz has decided to leave the Bundesliga, earlier this month the 22-year-old was on a trip to England for meetings with the management and managers of City and Liverpool. It was the meeting with the managers that is said to have decided the choice of one of the world’s most sought-after attacking midfielders.
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Wirtz sat down with Pep Guaridola, then Arne Slot. According to Sport Bild, it was these meetings that decided.
The German media claims it was the conversation with Guardiola that had caused doubts in Wirtz’s mind.
During the conversation, Guardiola has been evasive about how long he will stay as City manager, in stark contrast to Arne Slot’s passion for Liverpool and a clear plan for the long run.
The German media claims that this was the deciding factor, Florian Wirtz chooses Liverpool and Slot’s long-term plan.
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