For weeks there has been speculation about Marc Roca leaving FC Bayern. Now the change of the Spanish midfielder is certain.
Marc Roca leaves FC Bayern after two years and joins the English first division club Leeds United. The German record champions officially confirmed this on Friday evening.
“Marc has a wonderful character, he’s also a very professional, very good footballer. He always showed us that when he was deployed. Marc came to us and wanted to get more playing time. That’s why we got a transfer agreed to Leeds United,” said Munich’s sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic in a statement saying goodbye to the six.
As “Sport1” reporter Kerry Hau previously reported, the Peacocks and FC Bayern have agreed on a transfer fee of twelve million euros plus bonus payments of a maximum of five million euros.
If these rumored numbers come true, FC Bayern would still sell their reservists for a profit. Roca had cost almost nine million euros two years ago when he switched from Espanyol Barcelona to Munich.
The 25-year-old has signed a four-year contract with Leeds United until 2026.
In addition to Leeds United, who are known to be coached by former Leipzig head coach Jesse Marsch, a number of other clubs are said to have been interested in the defensive midfielder. Among other things, Bundesliga competitor Eintracht Frankfurt is said to have asked.
Roca hardly played a role at Bayern
In his first two seasons with the German record champions, Marc Roca never got beyond the role of backup for the regulars Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka and often had to line up behind Corentin Tolisso and Marcel Sabitzer in sixth and eighth position respectively.
In the Bundesliga he was only six times in the starting lineup for FC Bayern in two seasons.
At Leeds United he could now give his career a new boost. The club from northern England just barely managed to stay up in the Premier League last season and want to continue working their way up in the new season.