Jonathan Tah's future seems increasingly distant from the city of Barcelona. According to reports from Germany, the Bayer Leverkusen defender is very close to becoming a new Bayern Munich player, a team that has taken the lead over FC Barcelona in the battle for his signing.

According to journalist Florian Plettenberg of 'Sky Sports Germany', the Bavarian club is already working with the player's agent, Pini Zahavi, to close the last details of the agreement. There is internal consensus in Bavaria to bet on the incorporation of the center-back, according to the German newspaper 'SPORT BILD', which assures that the club's Supervisory Board has given the green light to Max Eberl (sporting director) to finalize the operation. The feelings in Bayern are positive regarding the feasibility of closing the deal soon.

  • 📝 THE DATA: According to 'The Athletic', Jonathan Tah would sign with Bayern Munich for three seasons, with an option for a fourth.

Tah, determined to leave and with a guaranteed spot at Bayern

Jonathan Tah himself had already made clear his intention not to renew his contract with Bayer Leverkusen, which expires on June 30. His departure opens the door to a new challenge in a team that also needs to strengthen its defense after the confirmed departure of Englishman Eric Dier. Given this loss, the Munich team has intensified its search for a new defender.

It should be remembered that, in addition to Tah, Bayern had also shown interest in Dean Huijsen, current player of AFC Bournemouth. The young defender is considered one of the most promising talents on the international scene, which made him an attractive alternative for the Munich team.

Barcelona would lose an option that Hansi Flick liked

If Jonathan Tah's arrival at Bayern Munich is confirmed, FC Barcelona would lose an option that had the approval of Hansi Flick, who would have positively valued his incorporation to reinforce the center of defense. However, the Catalan team had to lighten its defensive squad first, as it currently has five center-backs: Pau Cubarsí, Iñigo Martínez, Ronald Araujo, Andreas Christensen and Eric García.

Adding a sixth defender would have meant an 'overbooking' in that area of the field, something difficult to manage in a context of economic uncertainty and where every market movement must be carefully calculated.

In turn, the Blaugrana team would miss out on an option that seemed quite feasible to add to their ranks, especially considering the fact that Jonathan Tah seemed open to facing an adventure outside of Germany, as he recently commented in an interview in 'BILD', where he asserted: "When you go to a place where you may not speak the language, it is a particularly challenging experience. This also applies to my position, which I naturally want to play within a team. It would require a lot of involvement somewhere. That's why going abroad is so attractive to me," he commented.