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German international Florian Wirtz will not make his future at Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen dependent on that of coach Xabi Alonso. “I am not tying my path to his,” Wirtz told Saturday’s edition of Der Spiegel news magazine. “It’s extremely important to me that I have such a good relationship with him. But of course we’ll decide on our future independently of each other.” Wirtz, 20, has a Leverkusen contract until 2027 and Alanso until 2026. Leverkusen are unbeaten all season in 38 matches, topping the Bundesliga by 10 points en route to a possible first title, in the German Cup semi-fi…

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