According to media reports, FC Bayern is currently working flat out to sign Matthijs de Ligt from Juventus Turin. Should this next top transfer to Munich actually come about, a previous regular player under Julian Nagelsmann would have to give way: Dayot Upamecano.
Most recently, a “kicker” report said that separating from Upamecano after just one year at the club would be a very conceivable scenario if the Munich team actually secured the services of Juve’s star defender de Ligt.
According to the online portal “90min.com“These mind games by FC Bayern are even more concrete. According to information from the portal, the English top club FC Chelsea is said to have already been informed that Upamecano is “available” should Bayern de Ligt transfer from Turin.
The French national player was a regular player under head coach Nagelsmann in his first Bayern season and played a total of 38 competitive games for the German record champions.
Everything probably depends on the De Ligt change to Bayern
If there is a mega deal between Munich and Juventus Turin and Matthijs de Ligt is committed, concrete negotiations between FC Bayern and the Blues about a possible Upamecano transfer could start immediately.
As the report goes on to say, Chelsea want to sign a total of three new central defenders in the current transfer period until August 31 to compensate for the serious departures of Antonio Rüdiger to Real Madrid and Andreas Christensen to FC Barcelona.
Actually, the Londoners had also targeted the Dutch top defender de Ligt. Since the German industry leader from Munich is clearly in pole position with the 22-year-old, Chelsea FC has long been thinking about sonorous alternatives.
In addition to Jules Kounde from FC Sevilla, Kalidou Koulibaly from SSC Napoli, Presnel Kimpembe from Paris Saint Germain and Gleison Bremer from FC Turin, Dayot Upamecano could now quickly become the top candidate for team manager Thomas Tuchel’s club if FC Bayern should again implement it promptly contact Matthijs de Ligt.
The most prominent central defender at Chelsea is currently the Brazilian Thiago Silva, who will be 38 in September.