Leon Goretzka’s current contract at Bayern Munich is set to expire in June of this year, so time is running out for the club to decide in the midfielder’s future. Ever since his big contract extension back in the fall of 2021 alongside Joshua Kimmich. At the time, the pair of midfielders were in their prime as a double pivot in the heart of Bayern’s midfield and seen as being a part of the core foundation of the club moving forward.
While that vision was justified back then, things haven’t quite panned
out exactly how Goretzka might’ve liked and, on more than one occasion, he’s been the topic of discussion for potentially being a candidate to be sold. As such, there is every possibility that Goretzka could wind up leaving the German Rekordmeister on a free transfer this summer with the winter transfer window being the last real opportunity the club has to sell him. There have been several clubs that have shown interest in him including Tottenham, SSC Napoli, and Juvents, but there has been nothing concrete thus far and interested clubs know his contract situation at Bayern.
Recently speaking to RTL Deutschland (via @iMiaSanMia), Goretzka said he’s remaining calm over his contract situation even though his future is not yet decided with a contract that’s close to expiring. “The situation for now is that my contract is expiring. We’ll see what happens next. I’m completely relaxed about it. I’m in the prime of my career age-wise and I feel in top shape. Accordingly, I’m completely relaxed,” Bayern’s number 8 explained.
Goretzka’s remarks are consistent with the patterns that have developed in recent seasons when he’s been linked with a move away from the club. He remained committed to the cause and has expressed his desire to stay at Bayern and fight for his place in the starting lineups with consistent minutes. Conversely, that hasn’t exactly happened under Vincent Kompany, nor under Thomas Tuchel, as the preference in midfield is to start Aleksandar Pavlović alongside Kimmich when everyone’s fit and available. He’s certainly had good runs in the team, but the unfortunate reality for him is that said runs often come out of necessity during English weeks or when there are injuries elsewhere in the squad to the point where Kompany can’t start all of his first choice players.
