Recently, the Etihad team expressed interest in Florian Writz, to replace De Bruyne who will leave the club at the end of the season.

Earlier this week, Writz and his father and agent flew to Manchester to discuss the details of the deal with Man City and coach Pep Guardiola.

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Man City ignore Florian Writz deal - Photo: SunSport

However, in the latest move, The Citizens have withdrawn from the race to sign the Leverkusen player, as they believe the cost is extremely expensive.

To recruit Florian Writz, Man City may have to spend a record £252 million (€300 million), including transfer fee and salary.

According to the BBC, senior executives at Etihad are concerned that the deal is overblown and does not deliver real value.

With Man City withdrawing, Liverpool and Bayern Munich have become the leading candidates to sign Florian Writz.

In the past, the Etihad Stadium team has a history of stopping deals that they consider to be above market value. Typically, they withdrew from the race to sign Harry Kane to then bring in Erling Haaland.

Man City also almost recruited Jorginho and Harry Maguire, but then they switched to Rodri and Ruben Dias.

Ignoring Writz, Pep Guardiola and his colleagues will turn to backup options such as Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) or Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan).

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