After FC Bayern permanent goalgetter Robert Lewandowski moved to FC Barcelona in the summer of 2022, and with gnashing of teeth, Munich is looking for a new executor. Ultimately, an internal solution was chosen with Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting – with success. The 34-year-old is having a strong season and has reportedly been rewarded for it.
15 goals and four assists in 24 competitive games: With this haul, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting hasn’t completely forgotten Robert Lewandowski so far this season, but it does underline that he undoubtedly has the tools to be the top dog in FC Bayern’s attack. This opinion is obviously also held on Säbener Straße.
“Sky” wants to know that FC Bayern and Choupo-Moting have decided to continue their cooperation until the summer of 2024. There should not be an option to subsequently extend the working paper from the club or player side. The Cameroon international’s contract would have ended after the current season.
Both sides have already reached a “fundamental agreement” in the past few days, according to “Sky”, and an official announcement is expected “soon”.
The news does not come as a surprise: “We are having very good talks with his management and we absolutely want him to stay. He also said he definitely wants to stay. These are very good prerequisites,” said sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic at the end of January “Picture TV”.
The appreciation is probably mutual. Choupo-Moting is said to have had some offers from other top clubs, but clearly prioritized an extension at Bayern.
Extension allows interesting scenario for Bayern
Probably also because FC Bayern is said to have increased the salary of the veteran significantly. So far, including bonuses, about seven million euros per season should have been achievable. According to “Sky”, this sum is “significantly” higher in the new contract.
In turn, the “Bild” reports that the attacker has received five million euros so far, and that the payments have now been doubled to ten million euros.
Particularly interesting from FC Bayern’s point of view: With the rumored extension with Choupo-Moting, the position in the center of the attack would have been filled in the coming season, in the summer of 2024, according to the current status, the supposedly ideal solution Harry Kane from Tottenham Hotspur would be available on a free transfer.