Dayot Upamecano appreciates Vincent Kompany’s openness at Bayern Munich

It took just a little bit longer than initially anticipated, however Dayot Upamecano lastly signed a contract extension with Bayern Munich to maintain him on the membership via 2030. Between the membership and the middle again’s representatives, there was an excessive amount of forwards and backwards on a number of the finer particulars throughout the negotiations, however an extension for a key participant within the squad is one other assertion of intent from the German Rekordmeister.

Upamecano has fashioned a formidable partnership with Jonathan Tah on the coronary heart of Bayern’s backline and has been simply as strong when Kim Min-jae has needed to pair up with him, and likewise Eric Dier when he was on the membership. There’s been a pure development in every of the seasons Upamecano has been at Bayern ever since becoming a member of from RB Leipzig in the summertime of 2021, the identical time that Julian Nagelsmann turned supervisor of Bayern, having additionally left Leipzig to take action.

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Beneath Vincent Kompany, Upamecano has seemed the most effective he’s ever been to the purpose the place the membership labored so arduous to get his new deal over the road earlier than they bought too deep into the Rückrunde. The Belgian supervisor has really struck a chord with this present Bayern squad and Upamecano is very appreciative of the best way the previous Manchester Metropolis heart again runs the membership.

“He’s a really open coach and all the time prepared to speak. He’s doing a superb job and I’m very proud of him. I can all the time go to him if I feel one thing wasn’t proper in coaching. I like that he’s such an open coach,” the French worldwide lauded of his supervisor (through @iMiaSanMia).

With out the strong relationship and understanding with Kompany, it’s probably that Upamecano very effectively would possibly’ve thought of affords from elsewhere. Actual Madrid had been considered one of a number of golf equipment involved in making an attempt to signal him and appeared one of the eager to take action this summer season, however Kompany’s affect meshed with the general bundle at Bayern in addition to the sporting ambitions of the membership had been sufficient to maintain the defender round for a minimum of one other three and a half years.