Another important renewal for FC Bayern nearing the finish line.
After much speculation and dramatic rounds of negotiations, Dayot Upamecano’s contract renewal with Bayern Munich has finally reached stability. As things stand, Bayern executive for sport, Max Eberl has given a strong and positive sign that the talks have come to a conclusion and the announcement will be made soon.
Speaking to the press ahead of the Bundesliga fixture against TSG Hoffenheim Max Eberl responded to questions regarding Upa’s contract renewal. “We’re close. We’re on a very, very good path, and we’ll be happy when we can finally announce it,” said Eberl (as captured by @iMiaSanMia), giving the most conclusive update in the saga so far.
FC Hollywood all over again
The days of simple zero-drama contract renewals seem to be long over in Bayern Munich. Nearly every big player’s renewal has been dramatic with negotiations, counter-negotiations, periods of radio silence along with the mix of clubs with endless pits of money ready to pounce and hijack talks.
The story with Upamecano was no different. With deep interest from Real Madrid, PSG etc. Bayern had a tough time in putting up a convincing offer on table and get the Frenchman to commit in reasonable time. A chunky €20m signing fee coupled with a €20m wage package, all wrapped with a cheeky €65m release clause effective from the second year of extension summarizes the math of this renewal that was last reported to run until 2030. Despite the back and forth in the negotiations that even saw Bayern pull the offer after a delay from Upa’s side, the deal seems to have finally been settled and hopefully announced very soon.
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