Bayern Munich centre-back Dayot Upamecano was reportedly supplied to Liverpool as talks over his deal proceed – and he can signal a pre-contract settlement on January 1.
Upamecano is into the ultimate yr of his contract at Bayern and thus far is but to achieve an settlement over an extension with the Bundesliga champions.
Based on Munich-based newspaper TZ, this has seen the Frenchman supplied to Liverpool, who discover themselves in the identical state of affairs relating to Ibrahima Konate.
Actual Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain are additionally credited with an curiosity however it might be telling that Upamecano’s camp seem to have reached out to the Reds.
Upamecano to Liverpool: An ongoing switch declare

That is removed from the primary time Upamecano has been linked with a transfer to Anfield, not least this season, with BILD and Sky Germany each claiming curiosity from Arne Slot‘s aspect again in October.
Liverpool are anticipated to signal a brand new centre-back no matter Konate’s future, with Marc Guehi lined up final summer time just for a £35 million deal to fall by.
Upamecano, Guehi and Konate would be the topic of much more intense hypothesis from the beginning of 2026 as they may all be capable of negotiate pre-contract agreements with golf equipment abroad.
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1. Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich) – Centre-back – £52.7m2. Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace) – Centre-back – £48.3m3. Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool) – Centre-back – £43.9m4. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) – Striker – £30.7m5. Bernardo Silva (Man Metropolis) – Midfielder – £23.7m6. Mike Maignan (AC Milan) – Goalkeeper – £22m7. Julian Brandt (Dortmund) – Attacking midfielder – £22m8. Ruben Neves (Al-Hilal) – Midfielder – £22m9. Vitaliy Mykolenko (Everton) – Left-back – £22m10. Quinten Timber (Feyenoord) – Midfielder – £22m
(Supply: Transfermarkt)
Whether or not Liverpool would genuinely contemplate signing Upamecano stays to be seen, as he’s already 27 and in keeping with TZ is looking for wages of as much as £300,000 per week together with bonuses.
He’s stylistically much like Konate and extremely skilled each at membership stage and as an everyday starter for France, however Guehi would arguably supply considerably extra upside.
Curiously, it’s additional claimed that Upamecano is looking for a launch clause of €65 million (£57m) if he have been to re-sign with Bayern.
Any free switch can be removed from free, in fact, with the previous RB Leipzig defender stated to be demanding a signing-on price of €20 million (£17.6m) – although that’s £35.1 million under his projected market worth.



























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