The young man Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz has torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in the Bundesliga match that his team played against Colonia (0-1).
Wirtz is one of the future values of German football. In fact, Despite being only 18 years old, he has already been a full international for the German national team and is closely watched by some of the big clubs on the continent.
Bayer Leverkusen confirmed the extent of the injury after undergoing an MRI scan shortly after the match, in which he was replaced by Amine Adli after 28 minutes. According to the German club, Wirtz will be out for several months.
Hansi Flick, Germany coach, has spoken about what a significant loss will be for Maanchaft in the coming months: “Florian Wirtz is one of the greatest talents that German football has produced in recent years, so we are all shocked when we heard about his anterior cruciate ligament rupture. I already spoke with him on the phone and tried to give him strength. He is still young, he will come back at least as strong as he is now, I am sure. He has our full support. We wish him all the best and cross the fingers to make the healing process as optimal as possible.