It’s not Florian Wirtz — but it is Jonathan Tah. Bayern Munich decided to offer a bit of consolation to their supporters after failed negotiations with the attacking midfielder, and have reached an agreement with Bayer Leverkusen’s central defender. The news has been confirmed by top-tier football journalists including Florian Plettenberg, and Matteo Moretto. According to Sky Germany’s Marlon Irlbacher, the two sides have agreed on a contract until summer 2029, one year longer than initially reported. Tah is expected to earn 12 million euros per year, and there’s also talk of a 15 million signing bonus.🚨🆕 Jonathan #Tah will sign a contract with FC Bayern until 2029!Medical next week before the start of the Nations League finals. Tah joins Bayern on a free transfer. @Sky_Marlon89 @SkySportDE 🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/MKb8DmTdPr— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) May 23, 2025 Although the German international’s contract is set to expire, Leverkusen could still earn a certain amount, as Bayern needs to negotiate a compensation fee with the “Aspirin Boys” for the player’s participation in the FIFA Club World Cup. Tah’s current deal with Bayer ends on June 30, 2025. What happened to Bayern with Florian Wirtz is similar to what happened to Barcelona with Jonathan Tah. The strong center-back had a verbal agreement with the Catalan club but changed his mind. Vincent Kompany pushed especially hard to finalize this deal, aiming to solve Bayern’s center-back shortage ahead of the Club World Cup. Dayot Upamecano is out with a serious injury, and isn’t expected to return before July 1, meaning he’ll miss more than half of the new tournament. No surprise, then, that Bayern’s executives are in a hurry.Flick is stealing a player from right under the nose of his former club?The Club World Cup prize pool is highly lucrative, and the German club sees this as a golden opportunity to boost their finances before entering the transfer window with more flexibility. Born in Hamburg, Jonathan Tah began his career at Hamburger SV, but he became the player he is today at Leverkusen, who signed him ten years ago for 7.5 million. He’s since made 402 appearances for the club and scored 18 goals. The move to Allianz Arena will be a true career milestone for him.##NAJAVA_MECA_8947573##
