National player Jonathan Tah changes from Leverkusen to Bayern

Football player Jonathan Tah changes with one year late to FC Bayern Munich. The German champion obliges the central defender free of charge after he had announced in the long term of no longer wanting to extend his contract with the Department of Bundesliga Primus Bayer Leverkusen. The 29-year-old signed a working paper in Munich by June 30, 2029. When Tah begins his service at FC Bayern and whether Tah can already play at the club World Cup, the club did not initially say.

“It is no secret that we have had Jonathan Tah on the radar for a long time. We appreciate his class: he is a guy who takes responsibility. Jonathan had many offers, but he chose FC Bayern,” said sports director Max Eberl.

For Tahs participation in the club World Cup (June 14th to July 13th), the Munichers would have to pay a transfer to Leverkusen. “I am very happy to be at Bayern. I want to take responsibility here and work hard every day so that we as a team are successful and win many titles together,” said the defender, according to the announcement.

After the advertising around offensive star Florian Wirtz (22) was unsuccessful, another figure of identification from Leverkusen comes to the Isar. Tah had completed the mandatory medical check in Munich on Wednesday.

“As an experienced national and leadership player, he brings the consistency and quality that will strengthen our defensive. He is a real asset for us- and that he can win titles, he also proved,” said CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen.

It is a transfer with one year – and also some zoff. Leverkusen allegedly wanted to transfer up to 30 million euros for Tah in the summer of 2024. Bayer Boss Fernando Carro said in between at an event ahead of Leverkusener fan clubs: “So, I don’t think of Max Eberl, absolutely nothing. And I would not negotiate with him.” Carro later apologized for this statement at Bayern.

Eberl was trying to explain the Tah case from his point of view. The Munich sports director felt “dragged through the cocoa a year ago and pushed into a light” in the summer transfer period “that did not correspond to the negotiations behind closed doors.

Bayer called him a sum of X and a deadline at the time. According to Eberl’s presentation, the Munich team could not meet either. The Leverkuseners no longer responded to a possible change from Bayern for a possible change of Tahs at the end of the transfer period at the time. It was only at the end of April that Tah then confirmed his farewell to Bayer, but without calling his future club. Now the move to Bavaria is official.

In Tah, Bayer loses after coach Xabi Alonso, who was hired by Real Madrid as the successor to Carlo Ancelotti, and probably also Wirtz another fixed point. The defender came from Hamburger SV in summer 2015 and developed into one of the best German central defenders. And DFB star Wirtz is reportedly facing a Liverpool FC.

At Bayern, Tah increases the pressure on the regular central defender duo Dayot Upamecano and Minjae Kim, the sale of which was speculated. The always reliable eric dier leaves the Munich after one and a half years and changes to AS Monaco. Bayern have now filled this post in high quality.

“With Jonathan Tah, we have committed a player with international experience and quality who will not need a long starting time to become a fixture in our defense,” said sports director Christoph Freund.