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If there is a team between Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Real Madrid that needs central defenders, it is probably Los Blancos. However, they are behind the other two in the search for Bayer Leverkusen defender Jonathan Tah, who is out of contract in the summer and can sign a pre-contract with any of the three in just over two weeks.
In the summer, it looked like Tah would head to Bayern, despite late interest from Barcelona, but Bayern did not increase their offer from €5 million to the €25 million requested by Leverkusen. All three have courted the 28-year-old, and recent reports in Catalonia have claimed that the Blaugrana have been close to agreeing a deal on Tah’s contract.
Barcelona will look to renew Iñaki Peña, whose current contract expires in 2026. Hansi Flick and Deco are happy with how the goalkeeper is responding to his sudden prominence. @gbsans
— Barcacentre (@barcacentre) December 12, 2024
Insider Christian Falk confirmed to The Daily Briefing that this is not the case and that Bayern are still in the race for Tah with Barcelona. Real Madrid, for its part, remains interested, but is behind the other two.
Barcelona hope that the presence of Hansi Flick, who managed Tah for Germany, could be decisive in the deal, as Tah would reportedly be willing to accept a lower salary than he would earn elsewhere to join Barcelona. Central defense is not a priority position for the Catalans, but Tah considers an opportunity too good to pass up.
