There still has not been a resolution between Bayern Munich and Dayot Upamecano regarding a new contract, despite the center-back recently alluding to the fact that he is very happy in Munich and is delighted
that the club recently extended the contract of manager Vincent Kompany. Ever since the Belgian took charge of the club, Upamecano has found a solid level of consistency that he did not necessarily have under either Thomas Tuchel or Julian Nagelsmann at Bayern. He has enjoyed a strong start to the season and added his first goal of the campaign with a finely taken header in the 6–2 win over SC Freiburg in the Bundesliga.
As things stand, Upamecano’s contract with the Bundesliga champions runs through June 2026, and finances are said to be one of the major roadblocks currently standing in the way of agreeing to a new deal. He currently earns the twelfth-most at the club (roughly 10 million euros per year), which is not exactly a fair financial representation of how much he has improved season after season and how well he is currently performing.
According to new information from Sky Sport journalist Florian Plettenberg, French giants Paris Saint-Germain are seriously involved in the Upamecano case, especially if the French international does not sign an extension with Bayern and thus becomes a free agent in the summer. Plettenberg states that talks have already taken place between Upamecano’s entourage and both PSG and Real Madrid, both of whom are in the market for a center-back.
Despite the links with both PSG and Real Madrid, Bayern’s front office and supervisory board remain confident that they will reach an agreement with the player and get him to sign a new deal that would keep him at the club through 2030. Board member for sport Max Eberl is spearheading the negotiation efforts along with sporting director Christoph Freund and club CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen.
With Real Madrid in the mix, there are a lot of moving parts. In addition to Upamecano, Real Madrid have also shown interest in Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konaté, who has been mentioned at Bayern, though both Bayern and Liverpool have targeted Crystal Palace’s Marc Guéhi. Guéhi was on the verge of signing for Liverpool on deadline day in the summer window, but efforts from Oliver Glasner thwarted the move, as the Austrian manager threatened to walk from the club if Palace’s board let Guéhi go.
