Bayer sports director about talks
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Sports director Simon Rolfes is not yet giving up hope that Jonathan Tah will stay at Bayer Leverkusen beyond this season. “He knows that the door here is open for Jona,” said Rolfes on “Sky” before the Bundesliga home game against FC St. Pauli. However, the current situation is such that “the contract is expiring and that it normally goes. But sometimes things change in football.”
National player Tah is not only a highly sought-after central defender across Europe because of his quality, but also because of his contract with the double winner, which expires at the end of June 2025. Recently there were reports that FC Barcelona, coached by former national coach Hansi Flick, had a good chance of a free transfer for the 28-year-old. In addition, there is said to have already been a meeting.
FC Bayern is also very interested in Tah, but a move to Munich did not materialize in the last transfer period after tough negotiations. “And Bayern still has a very good chance of getting him,” said Tah’s agent Pini Zahavi in an interview with “Welt am Sonntag” in mid-November. “We would have liked to bring Leverkusen some transfer proceeds. Now they won’t get any money.”
It is unlikely that the central defender will extend his contract with Bayer. “We have very clear communication with Jona,” said Rolfes, “and then we’ll see where things develop. I don’t think it’s dramatic that there is speculation.”