
Wirtz, at Leverkusen since 2020, always wanted to wear the number 10 shirt. That is now possible with the transfer of the 30-year-old Demirbay.
Before Wirtz and Demirbay, the Bayer 04 number 10 shirt was worn by players including Julian Brandt, Hakan Calhanoglu, Yildiray Bastürk, Emerson, Hans-Peter Lehnhoff, Tita and Falko Götz.
Click HERE if you want the new Wirtz number 10 shirt.
Florian Wirtz shirts already purchased for the 2023/24 season can be exchanged free of charge up to and including 31 August. The following methods are available:
Will you be at today’s Bayer 04 season launch? If so, you have the opportunity to exchange the number 27 Wirtz shirt at the Bayer 04 shop on the Piazza West. Leave your contact details and we will send your new number 10 shirt by post free of charge. Please note that shirts cannot be exchanged on the day at the season launch.
All returned Wirtz shirts with the number 27 will be donated to the STARS4KIDS organisation by Bayer 04 .

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