If there may be one facet out of Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Actual Madrid in want of central defenders, it’s possible Los Blancos. But they path the opposite two within the chase for Bayer Leverkusen defender Jonathan Tah, who’s out of contract in the summertime, and might signal a precontract with any of the three in simply over two weeks.
In the summertime, it appeared as if Tah can be headed to Bayern, regardless of a late curiosity from Barcelona, however Bayern wouldn’t elevate their provide €5m to the €25m Leverkusen requested. The 28-year-old has been courted by all three, and up to date stories in Catalonia have claimed that that the Blaugrana have come near an settlement on a contract for Tah.
Barcelona will look to resume Iñaki Peña, whose present contract expires in 2026. Hansi Flick and Deco are proud of how the goalkeeper is responding to his sudden prominence. @gbsans
— barcacentre (@barcacentre) December 12, 2024
Insider Christian Falk has confirmed to The Each day Briefing that this isn’t the case, and Bayern are very a lot nonetheless within the race for Tah with Barcelona. Actual Madrid alternatively are nonetheless , however are trailing behind the opposite pair.
Barcelona are hoping that the presence of Hansi Flick, who managed Tah for Germany, might be decisive within the deal, with Tah reportedly prepared to just accept a decrease wage than he would earn elsewhere to hitch Barcelona. Central defence isn’t a precedence place for the Catalans, however Tah is taken into account too good of a chance to go up.