“Florian has already exceeded our already great expectations in his first year with the professionals”, emphasized sports director Rudi Völler: “How self-confidently he appeared in the Bundesliga and on the international stage in the Europa League was impressive. When he was like that continues working and advancing his development in this way, Florian will certainly have a great career. “
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For the youngster, who had meanwhile also been the youngest Bundesliga scorer in history and was only replaced last Friday by Dortmund’s Youssoufa Moukoko (16), “my quick integration into an absolute top squad was a fantastic motivation. Like me, the coaching team and have accepted the team here and how the club management takes care of me – it’s all really impressive, “emphasized Wirtz.
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He has big goals with Bayer: “I play here in a great team and I firmly believe that we can win something together. We are on the right track, I can see that on every training day.”
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Wirtz had only been kicked off as a junior player from the U17s of local rivals 1. FC Köln in January 2020. Sports director Simon Rolfes had observed the teenager for a long time: “All the more we feel that Florian’s current performance confirms our judgment that he can become a special player.” Wirtz is already “an important factor in our team. I’m really looking forward to the years to come with him,” said the ex-international.
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Bayer recently extended long-term contracts with two other highly talented young professionals, Moussa Diaby and Edmond Tapsoba (both 21). Winger Diaby had signed a contract until the summer of 2025, and center-back Tapsoba even extended it until 2026.
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