Sané is on the verge of signing a contract extension through 2028 with Bayern.
In recent weeks and months it has become abundantly clear that Leroy Sané really wants to stay at Bayern Munich and is entirely okay with the idea of taking a wage cut and going on a performance-based contract to be able to do so. The most recent reports have suggested that the winger is on the verge of agreeing to a new, three-year deal with the German Rekordmeister and a written offer has already been made up that just needs to be fine-tuned and finalized.
Per information from kicker (via @iMiaSanMia), the talks between the club and the player are now in the final stages and an extension becoming official could be imminent. It’s also been reported that Sané received an offer from Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad, which he turned down to be able to stay at Bayern, likely passing up a financially lucrative deal. He has also turned down interest from Arsenal in the Premier League, further cementing his intension to stay in Munich.
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From the player’s perspective, he has gotten all the right signals from within the club that they appreciate his desire to stay at Bayern and are willing to offer him the proposed new deal. The club has made it clear that they are financially planning for a blockbuster signing of Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen this summer and that the club also spent a great deal of money getting the contract extensions for Alphonso Davies, Jamal Musiala, and Joshua Kimmich over the line. This is part of the reason why a wage cut, performance-based contract was really the only thing the club was going to be able to realistically offer Sané.
Vincent Kompany also insinuated after Bayern’s 3-0 win over Mainz that he has taken notice of Sané’s spike in performances, hence why he has been getting more consistent minutes. So far this season, the winger has tallied 12 goals and five assists from 42 appearances across all competitions, and four of those goals have come within his last six Bundesliga appearances; a stretch where he has been in the starting lineup far more than he had been during the beginning stages of the season.
