The transfer saga that is the future of Bayer Leverkusen playmaker Florian Wirtz has continued to play out this evening. It was believed that Wirtz had agreed on personal terms with Bayern Munich.

German seen as natural successor to Kevin De Bruyne and race for £100m-valued playmaker likely to be one of summer’s biggest transfer sagas

Take Florian Wirtz, for example. The FIFA rule changes mean City could theoretically sign Wirtz, register him before the tournament, and use the games in the USA to blood their new signing and give him valuable training time under Pep Guardiola. If he is going to sign, he would be a huge asset to the Club World Cup bid.