It is news that Kim Min-jae's center back partner, Dayo Upamecano, is suddenly struggling to renew his contract.
Fabrizio Romano, an expert in the European transfer market, said on his personal SNS on the 3rd (Korean time) that the verbal agreement between Bayern Munich and Upamecano on the contract is currently in the final stage. Negotiations have moved forward, as reported two weeks ago. At the moment, a verbal agreement with Upamecano is being reached..."
Florian Flettenberg, who is fluent in Bayern's internal news and works for Germany's Sky Sports, also shared the news of the close agreement between Upamecano and Bayern about two weeks ago on the same day, writing "Upamecano, 2030". It was briefly written that Upamecano would sign a contract with Bayern by 2030.
However, I heard that Upamecano's renewal negotiations had suddenly stopped. Sport Bild, Germany, said on the 21st that Bayern is currently receiving up to 16 million euros (about 25.3 billion won) in annual salary and wanted to sign an early contract with Upamecano, which was signed by 2026. Everything seemed to be quickly agreed upon. But things have changed," he reported.
It is also true that the leadership of the club acknowledged that the negotiations between Upamecano and Bayern are going well. Bayern director Christopher Freund said "Ufamecano knows we want to extend his contract with him. We had a very good discussion with him. We want to extend the contract with him at a good time. We are very happy with the development of the right. He is also very satisfied with FC Bayern."
It is hardly possible for the team leaders to say this openly about the renewal of key players unless they are already close to reaching an agreement to some extent. Romano, reporter Flettenberg's information was not wrong at the time.
Things have changed. Sport Bild said "Both sides are still very interested in an extension but are too far apart financially. There is no quick agreement in sight. Upamecano learned how much Alfonso Davis, Jamal Musiala, who receives 25 million euros (about 39.6 billion won) in annual salary, and Joshua Kimmich, who receives 20 million euros (about 31.7 billion won) in annual salary, will receive after renewing his contract. In particular, with Davis' renewal, Upamecano is able to claim more,' he said, adding that his salary is a major obstacle to the contract agreement.
As Davis re-signs with Bayern this time, he will be able to receive a basic annual salary of 15 million euros (about 23.8 billion won) and an additional 5 million euros (about 8 billion won) as a bonus. In addition, Bayern decided to give a total of 20 million euros as a signing bonus. It was a dramatic impression. Upamecano seems to think he deserves as much as Davis.
Sport Bild says "Currently Upamecano's estimated maximum salary is EUR 16 MILLION, including bonus payments
C. Both sides want to continue together. However, I don't think it will happen sooner than expected,' he said, adding that negotiations on renewing the contract will be delayed.
If the renewal negotiations go awry, Upamecano cannot be ruled out for sale this summer. At the end of this season, the contract has a year left, so if you have to make an appropriate transfer fee by selling Upamecano, you have to sell it on the upcoming transfer market.
If Upamecano and Bayern's renewal fails and Upamecano has to leave, it is not good news at all for Kim Min-jae. Kim Min-jae and Upamecano have partnered together since last season. In some cases, the two players were pushed to the bench together due to poor performances, but Vincent Kompany instilled a clear belief in Kim Min-jae and Upamecano.
Thanks to this, the two players are showing great defense this season. We got a lot closer both inside and outside the stadium. Upamecano is really in tune with Kim Min-jae, who plays with him this season. Kim Min-jae seems to have gained confidence. Kim Min-jae received a lot of criticism like I did before. But that's football. We need to keep our heads up and always do our bestHe also said that the two players are a great help to each other.
If Upamecano, who lived with Bayern for two years, leaves, Kim Min-jae has to work with another player. It is not easy for center backs to work together.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
