Manchester City have sought to 'escalate' the battle for the signature of Florian Wirtz, according to German media. The Bayer Leverkusen star continues to make headlines at home and abroad. Despite Wirtz ostensibly being close to signing a contract extension with his club,

For the first time since the 2013 final, two German teams face off in the Champions League. The focus is on Bayern's and Leverkusen's young German stars. Bayern commanded the tirst leg – as Musiala got the edge on Wirtz.

Manchester City are among a long list of English clubs vying for the services of Hertha BSC starlet Ibrahim Maza, according to reports in Germany.The Premier League champions have identified Bayer

The German midfielder is one of the biggest stars on the planet and all indications are that he could be the major signing of the upcoming summer.

The fact that Rummenigge publicly put Wirtz before Bayern Munich's own Jamal Musiala, who is also widely regarded as one of Germany's brightest prospects, came as a surprise to Lothar Matthäus. According to the former Germany and Bayern star, Rummenigge's comments will make Musiala feel overlooked.

But a new report from Danny Rust and Dean Jones for GIVEMESPORT indicates that City are fearful that they may not be able to sign Wirtz this summer. If that proves to be the case who else could the world champions target for the De Bruyne role? Here are three players they could potentially look at instead of Wirtz.