Bayern Munich have a crown to reclaim next season. After eleven years of Bundesliga dominance with 11 consecutive titles, the Rekordmeister finished third in the Bundesliga last season. An anomaly that made people realize several things that were wrong with the Bavarian board. Often showing his dismay last year and unable to wake up a team that was apathetic last season, Thomas Tuchel was fired. With several tacticians available on the market, the Munich management was spoiled for choice. However, the latter took a gamble by recruiting Vincent Kompany.
The former defensive rock of Belgium and Manchester City was coming off a complicated first season on a Premier League bench with Burnley. A daring bet that seems to be paying off so far with consistency in the Germans’ first friendlies. But there you have it, to reclaim their crown, the Allianz Arena residents will also need to strengthen this summer. And one area was clearly singled out: defense. With the inconsistent performances of Dayot Upamecano and Kim min-Jae last year as well as the requests for Matthijs de Ligt, big changes were looming, particularly in central defense.
Bayern Munich offers 25 million euros + 5 in bonuses for Jonathan Tah
For several weeks, Jonathan Tah was particularly targeted to resolve these defensive problems. Author of a great season with Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen, the powerful 28-year-old defender also had an impeccable Euro alongside Antonio Rüdiger in the Mannschaft’s defense. For all these reasons, it seemed difficult to see how the reigning German champion would be inclined to sell one of its leaders. Initially, Bayern Munich submitted two offers of 18 and then 20 million euros to snatch the Hamburg native from Leverkusen. However, the B04 leaders rejected these two proposals, which they deemed insufficient. From then on, Bayern accelerated and a turning point occurred in recent days according to Kicker.
Indeed, according to our German colleagues, the leaders of the Bavarian club have offered 25 million euros plus 5 in bonuses for the player who has one year left on his contract with Leverkusen. An offer that would have found favor in the eyes of the leaders of the German champion according to the German media. From then on, the deal will be concluded once Matthijs de Ligt is sold to Manchester United. Negotiations between the Rekordmeister and the Red Devils are in full swing while the former are demanding 50 million euros for the Dutchman. As a reminder, Jonathan Tah has already reached an agreement with Bayern and when De Ligt joins the north of England, the German will be a new strong element of the Bavarian club.
