One of this season’s most exciting breakout youngsters in Europe has revealed he has always wanted to represent Spanish giants FC Barcelona.
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Florian Wirtz, 17, has enjoyed an incredibly impressive 2021/22 campaign so far in Bayer Leverkusen’s first team, contributing to 11 goals in 19 appearances.
Big clubs have reportedly been keeping a watchful eye on the German, with Mundo Deportivo claiming Barcelona have the attacking midfielder on their radar.
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The teenager himself has responded to those rumours, saying he has always dreamed of one day playing for the Catalan giants.
"When I was a kid I always wanted to play for Barcelona. Nothing has changed, but until then I still have some time," he said, according to Caught Offside.
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Wirtz, who joined Leverkusen in January last year from Cologne, has represented Germany at every youth level.
