Rumors started circulating Saturday that Michigan basketball target Franz Wagner was staying in Germany, but it looks like those were just rumors.

The internet can be a crazy place, especially Twitter. Rumors can be spread in an instant and that’s kind of what happened this weekend with Michigan basketball and 2019 target Franz Wagner.

Wagner, the younger brother of former Michigan basketball star Moritz Wagner, is considering his choices for his basketball future. He currently plays pro ball in Germany and is in extension talks with his club there, however, he is also looking at playing college basketball in the United States such as his older brother did.

Michigan’s head coach, John Beilein, took a trip over to Germany recently and many see the Wolverines as the favorite if Wagner goes the college route.

And that’s where things got interesting Saturday, as the account, NBADraftProspects, which does a good job of covering international prospects, indicated Wagner was staying in Germany, quoting an article that he and his team were engaging in talks. It looks like it has since been deleted but here is the apology for any confusion caused.

I’m very sorry for the misunderstanding caused by my tweet. The German article only claims that contract talks between Franz Wagner and Alba will begin in the immediate future. Seems like no final decision has been made yet and every option, including Michigan, is still in play. — NBADraftProspects (@draftprosnba) May 12, 2019

Zach Shaw of the Michigan Insider translated the German article quoted in the tweet and he concluded it just says Wagner and his German team are going to hold talks, which of course, is nothing new. He was always going to decide between that offer and Michigan basketball.

Essentially, at this point, that is what everyone believes the choice is going to come down to and regardless of any rumors this weekend, that hasn’t changed.

My computer’s translation of the article suggested that no decision has been made yet and that Alba and Wagner “will hold talks in a timely manner,” which doesn’t really mean much. My German speakers, am I missing something? https://t.co/l9OuYaNMZo — Zach Shaw (@_ZachShaw) May 12, 2019

There is another rumor that Franz Wagner is actually in Ann Arbor visiting this weekend, but outside of some message boards and tweets, there is nothing to back that up.

The best news for Michigan basketball fans is that Wagner is still very much in play. If Ignas Brazdeikis joins Jordan Poole and stays in the NBA draft, UM will have two open spots.

If the Wolverines end up using those to add Wagner and say, Jaevin Cumberland, well, then even with the loss of Iggy and Poole, it’d be hard not to call that a win.