Salary too high for Frankfurt
For Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, the current season at FC Bayern could hardly be a greater contrast to last year. While he was used as a central striker for much of the past season, the 34-year-old is currently in the shadow of superstar Harry Kane and top talent Mathys Tel. A report from “PictureAccording to him, he will be allowed to leave the club in January, just like his teammate Bouna Sarr. A request from Eintracht Frankfurt has already been rejected.
Choupo-Moting has only made three starting eleven appearances in the current season, two of them in the DFB Cup. The role of backup is played by the striker, who came from Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer in 2020. Although he was used to playing behind Robert Lewandowski in his first two years, he has higher demands after being involved in 21 goals in 2022/23. The contract on Säbener Straße, which expires in the summer of 2024, will not be extended due to the high level of competition, which is why a sale would be possible as early as January.
Other clubs have long known that Choupo-Moting will be available in January and Eintracht Frankfurt has felt the need for the record champions in the last few days. However, after a loose inquiry, it became clear relatively quickly that a transfer would not be financially feasible. According to the report, the 73-time Cameroon international player has been earning at least 10 million euros a year since his contract extension in March this year. In Frankfurt, Kevin Trapp and Mario Götze are the top earners with 3.5 million euros.
FC Bayern’s top earners: Three times over 20 million per season
FC Bayern: Bouna Sarr can also leave in the winter
Like Choupo-Moting, Sarr can also leave six months before the end of his contract so that the potential transfer fee and the saved salary can be used to sign a new defensive midfielder or defender. The 31-year-old was allowed to start in the Bundesliga last weekend against 1. FC Heidenheim (4-2) for the first time since April 2021, but still hardly plays a role in Munich.
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