Bundesliga | Transfer Market For 42.5 million euros
Bayern Munich agreed to pay the release clause RB Leipzig central covers Dayot upamecano, which is 42.5 million euros.
After leaving Valenciennes for Red Bull Salzburg in 2015 and spending a year with their feeding team before another in the first team, the 22-year-old moved to Leipzig in 2017. So far, he has played 139 games for Leipzig.
“I can confirm, we are very happy,” Bayern sports director Hasan Salihamidzic he told Bild when asked if the club had closed a deal for him Upamecano.
The Frenchman will come in and cover the loss David Alaba, Which is set to leave Bayern when his contract expires on June 30.
Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge announced earlier this week that the Bavarian club were interested in signing Upamecano and that it was up to the player to decide his future.
“There are two clubs interested,” Rummenigge said.
“It all depends on when he wants to be clear about his future.”
Upamecano will not arrive at the Allianz Arena until the summer.