Bayern Munich fans are no strangers to seeing players of the squad rundown their contracts. During the 2024/25 season, the trio of Alphonso Davies, Joshua Kimmich and Leroy Sané happily went into the season with
less than a year left on their respective contracts. So the fact that more players headed into the 2025/26 season with less than 12 months on their respective deals is hardly new. What is new is that Bayern may not want to retain most of these players.
The likes of Raphaël Guerreiro and Leon Goretzka have been rumored to leave once their contracts expire in 2026 and, once, Serge Gnabry was part of that group. According to Bild reporters Tobi Altschäffl and Christian Falk, as captured by @iMiaSanMia, that may not be the case anymore:
Bayern would like to keep Serge Gnabry beyond the end of his contract next summer, but only on reduced terms. The club likes the recent development Gnabry has shown and have an interest in principle in extending his contract. Gnabry currently earns €17-18m gross per year with bonuses. He feels comfortable at Bayern, is very popular within the team and would be willing to take a pay cut in order to stay. The club is in good exchange with Gnabry’s management.
Whether or not Bayern should retain the services of Gnabry beyond his 31st birthday next summer has been hotly debated among Bayern fans as injuries and poor performances started to rack up. His form to start the 2025/26 season has been impressive, but how often has Gnabry performed well for spells only to go quiet for even longer? Bayern will need to take their time and make a careful decision here.
Bayern Munich has one more weekend of action before another international break, but that does not mean there is a lack of suitable topics to discuss.
Let’s take a look at what we have on tap for this edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works — Weekend Warm-up Show:
- Champions League Power Rankings — are we ready to place Bayern Munich in the top group? You know it! But…where does the squad stack up against Europe’s other top teams. Let’s discuss.
- German national team coach Julian Nagelsmann has little room for error and must find a way to break from the same bad habits that help fell him at Bayern Munich.
- Listener Q&A — questions on Harry Kane, the inner workings of Bavarian Football Works, and Noël Aséko Nkili;s future.
- Reviewing the latest episode of HBO’s Task.
