Three top clubs want him
News in poker about DFB star Tah
December 6, 2024 – 7:43 p.mReading time: 2 minutes
Jonathan Tah will most likely leave Bayer Leverkusen in the summer. Now three top clubs are vying for the defender.
Will Jonathan Tah soon leave the Bundesliga? The Bayer Leverkusen defender could move on a free transfer in the summer of 2025. There are now increasing indications that FC Barcelona could be the DFB player’s next club.
As Catalan journalist Gerard Romero and transfer expert Fabrizio Romano report, there was a meeting between Barça sporting director Deco and Tah advisor Pini Zahavi on Thursday. Tah himself is said to have been there too.
Accordingly, Barcelona has already made an initial offer for the 28-year-old. The talks are also further advanced than with FC Bayern, which also showed great interest in the summer, it is said. Barça coach Hansi Flick is also said to want to actively promote the change.
In addition to Barcelona and the German record champions, Real Madrid is also interested in Tah. The Royals are looking for reinforcements in defense due to injury problems and could want to sign Tah in the winter.
Leverkusen has not yet responded to the rumors. However, the club is hoping that Tah will move abroad instead of joining Bayern. In the summer, Barça had asked Leverkusen shortly before the transfer deadline, but failed. The defender’s contract now expires in the summer of 2025, which makes a free transfer possible.
Tah advisor Pini Zahavi recently explained in “Welt am Sonntag” that a change in the summer is almost certain: “Jonathan will go to a big club in the summer. And Bayern still has a very good chance of getting him.” The planned transfer in the summer of 2024 only failed because Leverkusen demanded a transfer fee that was too high.