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RELEASE CLAUSE REVEALED: DAYOT UPAMECANO’S NEW €65M EXIT OPTION BECOMES ACTIVE IN 2027
Dayot Upamecano is staying: Analyse his new 2030 Bayern Munich contract and the club's summer move for Feyenoord's Givairo Read.
Bayern Munich got a big boost last week when Dayot Upamecano finally put pen to paper on a new contract. For the past year, rumours swirled about his future, but Bayern managed to lock him in until 2030 four months before his old deal ran out.
Upamecano’s been one of Europe’s top centre-backs over the last year and a half. He’s hit his stride with Bayern, especially under Vincent Kompany. No surprise, then, that clubs like PSG and Real Madrid had their eye on him.
Bayern really hustled to get this deal over the line. They met Upamecano’s salary demands and, according to reports, included a release clause in his new contract. Keeping him around definitely shapes their transfer plans for the summer.
Speaking to Sport1 this week, Bayern’s sporting director, Max Eberl, sounded pretty laid-back about the upcoming transfer window. “We’re not under pressure with squad planning anymore. We can take our time and see what happens. Of course, we’re watching the market, and we won’t say no to anything that helps Bayern.”
Right now, Jonathan Tah and Upamecano are Kompany’s go-to centre-backs. Kim Min-jae sits third in line, while Hiroki Ito and Josip Stanisic can fill in at the back as well. Unless someone leaves, Bayern probably won’t go searching for a new centre-back.
Kim Min-jae’s name comes up in transfer talks every window, and he could be sold, but he’s done well whenever he’s played this season.
Bayern’s focus for the summer is clear: they want a full-back, especially on the right. Sacha Boey just left for Galatasaray on loan, and the Turkish side can make the deal permanent. Honestly, Boey’s days in Munich seem over, no matter what Galatasaray decides. Raphael Guerreiro also looks set to leave when his contract runs out.
For now, Konrad Laimer is Bayern’s first-choice right-back, with Stanisic and Tom Bischof able to step in if needed. Still, Bayern want to bring in a specialist for that spot. They’ve set their sights on Feyenoord’s Givairo Read. Manchester City also want him, but Bayern feel good about their chances to sign the young right-back once the window opens.
MANUEL NEUER RULED OUT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS FOLLOWING SERIOUS CALF MUSCLE TEAR
Manuel Neuer is sidelined! Discover the extent of his calf injury and how Jonas Urbig will lead Bayern against Dortmund today.
Bayern Munich just hit a rough patch in their chase for the title. Manuel Neuer, the captain and backbone of the squad, tore a muscle during their win over Werder Bremen, and now he’s out for the foreseeable future. The timing couldn’t be worse. With Der Klassiker looming, Bayern will have to face Borussia Dortmund without their leader in goal. Vincent Kompany suddenly finds himself in a tight spot, counting on his backup keepers to get the team through what might be the most important stretch of the season.
The club spelt it out after running every test they could: Neuer’s dealing with a serious muscle injury. He’s 39, and this one’s not small. Bayern’s official statement didn’t sugarcoat it: “FC Bayern will have to make do without captain Manuel Neuer for the time being. The keeper suffered a torn muscle fibre in his left calf in Saturday’s Bundesliga match at Werder Bremen. This was confirmed by a thorough examination carried out by FC Bayern’s medical unit.” Not exactly news anyone in Munich wanted to hear.
For Kompany and his players, the timing stings. Losing Neuer right before the biggest game of the season against Dortmund, their fiercest rivals, leaves a huge gap. All year, Neuer’s been the steady hand at the back, and now suddenly, he’s not there for a match that could decide everything.
Right after the Bremen game, when Neuer didn’t come out for the second half, people started to worry. Max Eberl, Bayern’s board member for sport, tried to calm everyone down. “It is nothing dramatic. [He felt] something in his calf. We will see. We do, after all, have good goalkeepers in reserve.” Turns out, that optimism didn’t last. The scans showed it’s a lot more serious than Eberl hoped.
On top of all this, Neuer’s future at Bayern is a big question mark. His contract runs out at the end of the 2025-26 season, and talk about what happens next has been swirling for weeks. Kompany, though, isn’t getting pulled into speculation. Even before the injury, he made it clear: all that matters is what’s happening on the pitch right now. “In these cases, and it's the same for every player, especially when you've had a career like Manu has, you don't talk about next season,” Kompany said. “You talk and enjoy what you've got. At the moment, I have the best goalkeeper in Germany. We're still in three competitions and don't want to waste too much energy talking about next season.”
HISTORY MADE: HARRY KANE BECOMES THE FIRST ENGLISHMAN TO HIT 500 CAREER GOALS
Harry Kane makes history with 500 career goals! Read Kompany’s verdict on the Lewandowski record and the race for the Golden Boot.
Bayern Munich’s head coach, Vincent Kompany, thinks Harry Kane cares more about defending the Bundesliga title than chasing Robert Lewandowski’s single-season goal record. Still, he admits Kane probably has breaking that record in the back of his mind. Kane scored twice in Bayern’s 3-0 win at Werder Bremen on Saturday, pushing his league total to 26 goals this season.
Kane’s two goals against Werder took him to an incredible 500 career goals; no English player has ever hit that milestone before. Now, Lewandowski’s mark of 41 goals in a 34-game Bundesliga season is the next big target.
When someone asked Kompany if Kane could break Lewandowski’s record, he just smiled and said, “I figure the league title means more to him than the record.” Then, with a laugh, he added, “But hey, maybe I’m wrong; I was a defender, not a striker! Kane’s Kane. He always scores.”
Kane himself got the inevitable question about chasing 41 goals. He played it cool and said, “Anything’s possible, but it’s a long season. That’s an unbelievable record. I’m in a good spot right now and glad to help the team. We’ll see where I am when April comes; maybe then I’ll think about it. For now, I’m just focused on the next game.”
With 26 goals, Kane has actually outscored seven entire Bundesliga teams this year. Heidenheim, St. Pauli, Werder Bremen, Hamburg, Augsburg, Mainz, and Borussia Monchengladbach are all behind him. Right now, he’s also leading the scoring charts across Europe’s top five leagues, ahead of Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé (23) and Man City’s Erling Haaland (22).
Mario Basler, a Bayern legend, didn’t hold back; he said he believes Kane can break Lewandowski’s record, even with all the extra work Kane does for the team. Basler said, “Kane’s just a different kind of player. Lewandowski didn’t put in as much defensive work. Kane does. Sometimes he’s even helping out in midfield or backing up Nicolas Jackson when he comes on. I think he really has a shot at the record, and for me, he’s the striker of the year.”
Lewandowski, on his part, has looked back at his own achievement and said, “I scored 41 goals in 29 games that season. That’s the number I had in my mind. I broke the record in 29 matches, and, honestly, I’m proud of it. I appreciate it even more now. For me, it was always about those 41 goals in 29 games, not just whether someone would break the record.
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