Leverkusen boss reveals detail Bayern fans won’t want to hear | OneFootball

Leverkusen boss Fernando Carro spills the beans. He reveals a detail about Jonathan Tah's transfer to FC Bayern.

Jonathan Tah was on the verge of a move to FC Bayern in the summer of 2024. The center-back had reportedly already agreed to join Bayern, but the Munich club couldn't reach an agreement with Bayer Leverkusen on the transfer fee. As a result, the transfer fell through at the last minute.

A year later, the deal went through without a transfer fee. Since then, Tah has been a regular under coach Vincent Kompany and has quickly established himself as a key player alongside Dayot Upamecano in the central defense.

Carro reveals: FC Bayern was not Jonathan Tah's first choice

The statement from Leverkusen CEO Fernando Carro is intriguing, which he made in a conversation with BILD. "Jonathan Tah almost always wanted to leave in recent years but decided to stay. Now his contract has expired. He actually wanted to go to Spain but then went to Munich."

For a long time, it seemed that Tah would move abroad. FC Barcelona was a strong contender, especially because his agent Pini Zahavi has close ties to the Catalans.

FC Bayern was not Tah's first choice – a detail that Munich fans might not be pleased to hear.

Hans Flick wanted to lure Tah to FC Barcelona

Barça also received support for a transfer from former Bayern coach Hansi Flick, who was eager to sign the 28-year-old. According to media reports, the talks were already well advanced. However, Barcelona's financially strained situation prevented an agreement. The club couldn't guarantee Tah that he would be registered immediately – a risk the national player didn't want to take.

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In the end, Tah chose the safer route: a move to the German record champions.

Even though FC Bayern wasn't Tah's first choice, the Munich club benefited from Barcelona's hesitation. The defensive leader came to Munich without a transfer fee, where he immediately became a key player. For the record champions, Tah is a real bargain.

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