Konrad Laimer’s Rise at Right Back Under Kompany Coincides With Tougher Bayern Contract Talks

Overview

• Talks to extend Laimer’s deal beyond 2027 are ongoing and are reported to be tougher than Serge Gnabry’s recently completed agreement.
• Bayern’s hierarchy is said to believe he merits a pay increase as a guaranteed starter, with cited salary figures coming from secondary reporting.
• Under Vincent Kompany, Laimer has made the right-back role his own and thrived in a restored high-press system after an earlier position switch.
• Laimer characterized this season as “intense, fun and ambitious” and attributed the team’s steadier form to familiarity rather than sweeping changes.
• Bayern confirmed a calf injury for Laimer in mid-January, and no updated return timeline has been made public.