Negotiations can begin from January 1st
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From January 1st, footballers with contracts ending in 2025 can negotiate with interested clubs or sign a working paper with a new club that will be valid from July 1st. As of today, the contracts of 73 professionals in the Bundesliga are ending and, in particular, those responsible at FC Bayern have a lot of work to do.
At the table leader, the working papers of seven professionals are expiring, who have a total market value of 165 million euros and who played 2,219 competitive games for the Munich team. Alphonso Davies (24), Joshua Kimmich (29) and Leroy Sané (28) are even included among the world’s most valuable footballers with a contract expiring in 2025. In addition, the contracts of Eric Dier (30), Thomas Müller (35), Manuel Neuer (38) and Sven Ulreich (36) are ending.
With Neuer, who has been guarding Bayern’s goal since 2011 and still is can be found in the top 10 most expensive goalkeepers in historythe signs clearly point to extension. According to media reports FC Bayern will also make an offer to Kimmich shortly. “We tell him: We want to extend the contract with you. We say he should become the captain of FC Bayern when Manuel Neuer is no longer on the pitch at some point. And we let him know that he should become a face of our club. We told him that clearly and we stand behind it,” said Max Eberl at the end of November.
Bayern are hoping for a signal from Kimmich by the start of the second half of the season. With an annual salary of up to 20 million euros, Neuer, Müller, Kimmich and Sané are among the highest paid footballers in the world. For the latter, although he would like to extend his contract, according to “Sport Bild” the signs point to farewell.
Both Kimmich and Neuer are in the top 20 record players at FC Bayern. Müller, who pushed Sepp Maier off the throne, has been in first place for several months. The 35-year-old is currently in limbo as to whether this will be his last season. The long-time new representative Ulreich is to be extended by one season and the situation with Dier, who was signed in January 2024, is unclear. Davies, who has been flirting with a move to Real Madrid for a long time and whose departure seemed only a matter of time, could now extend his contract. According to information from “Sky” it should be at the beginning of December there has been significant progress in the negotiations.
Tah wants to leave Bayer – Hoffenheim is fighting for Bischof
For Jonathan Tah (28) and Bayer Leverkusen, the signs are saying goodbye after ten years. The German champions’ defense chief expressed his desire to change in the summer, but a transfer to FC Bayern failed. In September it was already clear that he would not be extending his expiring contract and recently there was a rumor that that he is about to sign with FC Barcelona. With a market value of 30 million euros, Tah is the one most valuable central defender with a contract ending in 2025.
There is also work to do for those responsible at TSG Hoffenheim. The contract of high-flyer Tom Bischof (19), whose market value rose from 3.5 million to 12 million euros in the Bundesliga update, expires in the summer and several top teams are interested in the midfielder. Andrej Kramaric (33), whose contract was also due to end in the summer, will remain with them due to a clause, according to reports from “Kicker”. The Croatian has been playing for TSG and since 2016 is the club’s record goalscorer with 138 goals. In addition, five other Hoffenheim working papers are ending, including Jacob Bruun Larsen (26) and Pavel Kaderabek (32).
At 1. FC Heidenheim, most of the contracts of all Bundesliga clubs expire at the end of the season. Ten professionals could leave the club for free, including Lennard Maloney (25) and Jan Schöppner (25), two of the squad’s most valuable footballers. They are followed by bottom club Bochum in second place, where nine working papers end – VfL has purchase options for three loans.