Bayern Munich end pursuit of Jonathan Tah from Leverkusen
Bayern Munich have officially decide against signing Bayer Leverkusen’s centre-back Jonathan Tah, putting an end to a summer-long transfer saga.
Kicker, the Bavarian giants had shown significant interest in the German international, with personal terms reportedly agree early on. However, negotiations between the clubs prove to be more challenging.
Leverkusen had set a firm deadline for the transfer, but Bayern struggle to meet the financial demands, particularly as they were awaiting the sale Bayern Munich of Matthijs de Ligt to Manchester United to fund the deal.
Despite the initial optimism, Bayern’s reluctance to meet คาสิโนออนไลน์ UFABET ฝากถอนรวดเร็ว เริ่มต้นเล่นง่าย Leverkusen’s asking price threw the transfer into doubt.
Even if de Ligt’s sale had materialise, suggest Bayern would still have opte out of signing Tah.
Uli Hoeneb, a key figure in Bayern’s decision-making, ultimately decided that the club would not procee with the transfer.
This decision was backe by Bayern’s management, who Bayern Munich deeme the deal unfeasible under the current circumstances.
Tah will now remain with Leverkusen, while Bayern will look elsewhere to bolster their defence, having drawn a line under one of the summer’s most drawn-out transfer stories.
Barcelona have made it a habit to pursue some of the best free agents on the market in recent years as their financial situation took its toll, with the likes of Eric Garcia, Ilkay Gundogan and Andreas Christensen all arriving on a free from the Premier League. In recent months it has looked as if Jonathan Tah of Bayer Leverkusen would become the latest free agent signing for the Blaugrana, but that is now in doubt.