Bayern Munich take steps in securing deal for Dayot Upamecano? | OneFootball

Bayern Munich defender Dayot Upamecano has entered the final few months of his deal at the club, and there’s no breakthrough in negotiations as yet. 

The 27-year-old centre-back has been simply outstanding for the German giants this season, producing a strong centre-back partnership alongside Jonathan Tah.

Bayern are confident of keeping Upamecano at the club beyond the summer, but the chances of him leaving for free cannot be completely ruled out.

Interest from Premier League clubs?

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In recent weeks, reports have indicated that Premier League clubs, including Chelsea and Manchester City, are seriously interested in Upamecano.

However, Christian Falk has told CFBayern that such rumours are wide of the mark. Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain are the main competitors here.

Christian Falk’s take on the Upamecano situation: 

TRUE: Bayern are taking interest from Chelsea and Man City in Dayot Upamecano seriously.The main competition is between Bayern, Real Madrid and PSG. However, there are many signs that Bayern Munich will get a new contract for Upamecano over the line. One interesting thing to note is that the Frenchman was recently photographed moving house in Munich – I think, if you’re doing this, you’re probably not thinking you’ll have to do it all again to a completely new city in the summer. Of course, they have the money to make as many moves as they please! Still, Upamecano is feeling settled in Munich – and it shows, given he’s prepared to move to a new place in Munich.

Now, the problem in the negotiations, we’ve heard, revolves around a potential release clause in the contract (which Upamecano’s side is pushing for). This is no problem for Bayern, as his last contract already contained a release clause of about €120m (£105.6m). The amount isn’t the big problem; the main issue is that Upamecano’s entourage wants a release clause that can be triggered in the first year of the new contract. Bayern said this didn’t make any sense, but perhaps the release clause could be activated in the second year. This was the case with Jamal Musiala. Otherwise, all parties are clear on the salary and signing fee, and the Bayern bosses are very confident they’ll get Dayot Upamecano on a new contract.

Interesting next few weeks coming up

According to Fabrizio Romano, Bayern have submitted a strong offer in recent days following talks with the player’s camp.

Upamecano is still taking his time to consider his options. Bayern know that they cannot wait forever and they want an answer at the earliest.

The French defender has repeatedly said he loves playing for Bayern, and it remains to be seen whether the latest financial package is acceptable to him.