Bayern Munich’s quest to trim the wage bill continues on. The publicly declared quest saw multiple high earners in Leroy Sané, Thomas Müller and Kingsley Coman depart the club but the trimming needs to continue.
Is that the main reason for a potential Leon Goretzka departure? Perhaps not, but according to Florian Plettenberg, as captured by @iMiaSanMia, it is one of them:
As things stand, the tendency with Leon Goretzka is towards a departure in the summer, even though a final decision has not been made yet. Goretzka is one of the high earners – and the fact Bayern are on the lookout for a potential successor (Nathan De Cat) indicates that the German international is unlikely to get a new deal.
This season, Aleksandar Pavlović has firmly overtaken Leon Goretzka in the midfield pecking order, pushing the veteran Germany international to regular bench appearances. Meanwhile, Tom Bischof is really pushing hard to get more minutes. Given Bayern’s aforementioned quest to trim the wage bill, perhaps Leon Goretzka’s wage simply does not match how the squad needs him and it could see him offloaded once his contract expires in 2026.
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