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Tah Urges Upamecano to Sign New Bayern Deal as Mid-February Decision Looms

Upamecano weighs a formal offer as his current contract runs out this summer.

Overview

  • Jonathan Tah publicly pressed Dayot Upamecano to extend his stay at Bayern, saying he tells him to sign “100 times a day.”
  • Bayern has tabled a new contract and is awaiting the defender’s answer after months of negotiations.
  • The club has set a mid-February deadline for a decision on an offer that has been in place since Christmas, according to BILD.
  • Reported terms include a release clause of about €65 million usable after the first year, roughly €20 million per season, and a €20 million signing fee, BILD reports.
  • Tah praised Upamecano’s all-around defending and made his appeal one day before Bayern’s Champions League match at PSV Eindhoven.