Eberl comments on Karl’s Real saying
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The sought-after French national defender Dayot Upamecano leaves his future with German champions FC Bayern open. “There’s no pressure for me. I hope there’s a solution soon. I don’t have a deadline,” said the 27-year-old after the 5-0 win in the friendly at RB Salzburg, with a view to his contract in Munich expiring in the summer. He has an advisor for these things.
The Frenchman, who was signed by RB Leipzig for 42.5 million euros in 2021, is in demand internationally and could leave the German record champions for free at the end of the season. It doesn’t bother him that the Munich team wants to extend his contract quickly. “It’s all good. I’m very happy to be playing for a big club,” said Upamecano.
According to reports, the haggling is not only about money, but also about a possible exit clause in a new contract. With a market value of 70 million euros, he is the world’s most valuable footballer with an expiring contract. CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen last commented on the personnel at the weekend. “Upa has an offer from us, which we have also improved upon. This has already been discussed several times with his advisors and now again with himself,” he explained during a visit to the fan club and added: “I think he should sign what he has there now, because it won’t get any better. We made him an extremely good offer because he has been playing very well for a year and a half now. He is certainly one of the best central defenders there is in the world.” Only four other central defenders in the world exceed his market value.
Boey could leave FC Bayern in the winter
Sacha Boey could leave the German record champions in the winter, as sports director Max Eberl confirmed after the test match. “With Hiroki (Ito) and Phonzy (Alphonso Davies) back in the squad, we have a lot of top-class full-backs. So it could be difficult for one or the other. And then it would probably make sense to think about a change. It’s only January 6th, there’s still time until the end of the transfer window.”
Boey came to Bayern in the winter of 2024 for 30 million euros, but was never able to establish himself sustainably. There have been 14 appearances this season, a total of 37. There have recently been rumors about former club Galatasaray and Crystal Palace.
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No repercussions for Karl according to Real Madrid’s saying
Meanwhile, there is no repercussions for shooting star Lennart Karl after he said that he dreams of playing for Real Madrid one day. “I was completely relaxed about it. He was at the fan club, then came to us a day later and said: ‘I think I said something not really good that could be misinterpreted,'” Eberl reported: “The matter is off the table for us. It was never an issue. He shows his performance on the pitch, he feels very comfortable at FC Bayern and knows what he has here. That’s what counts.”
Eberl continued: “He simply spoke freely like a 17-year-old. You think that’s very good. We don’t have a problem with him standing up and saying: ‘There is Bayern Munich, but there are also other clubs.’ Maybe that’s just how it is these days.” Karl is one of the big discoveries of this Bundesliga season. His market value recently jumped from 20 million to 60 million euros – there has never been an increase of 40 million euros in one update in Transfermarkt’s market value history since 2004.
The 17-year-old also impressed in the game in Salzburg and scored after coming on as a substitute in the second half to make it 2-0 and 4-0 (71st/87th minute). He also prepared the goal of the young Peruvian Felipe Chávez (75th). Ito scored the first goal before the break (45th), Tom Bischof scored the final goal in stoppage time.