Manchester City held their annual academy awards on Thursday night, attended by outgoing Sporting Director Txiki Begiristain and his replacement Hugo Viana.

According to a report from transfer expert Fabrizio Romano (as captured by @iMiaSanMia), the race between Bayern Munich and Manchester City for Bayer Leverkusen attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz is “absolutely open.”

Manchester City have reached a ‘verbal agreement’ with Bayer Leverkusen for the signing of Bayern Munich target Florian Wirtz, according to reports. Despite fierce competition from Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, Man City are continuing their pursuit of the German international.