When has this club ever done something right?
Bayern Munich has its flaws despite being a massive institution. One of the more prominent ones is following risky business in terms of their players’ contract situations. Dayot Upamecano has arguably been the club’s best defender this season before his injury. Bayern decides to handle it about as well as you’d expect…sort of:
As things stand, Bayern have no intention of selling Dayot Upamecano this summer, even if no agreement is reached. The plan is to go into the final year of the defender’s contract and even risk a potential free transfer in 2026. The only way that could change is if the club finds a high-quality replacement.
– Kicker’s Frank Linkesch as captured by Twitter account @iMiaSanMia
Extending the 26-year-old Frenchman should be a no-brainer, but for some reason the Rekordmeister almost always wants the hard way of doing things. The club indicated an unwillingness to sell, so why not just get the deal done already? Secondly, why is Bayern even targeting Jonathan Tah and overpaying for him? They had Eric Dier who is miles clear of the Leverkusen center back, yet won’t break their policy for players over the age of 30. Dier should’ve been an exception, but that’s not how the front office sees it.
