Jamal Musiala demands huge contracts amid interest from Man City

Bayern Munich midfielder Jamal Musiala is said to be holding out on a release clause that could smooth the future exit From the club as talks continue over a new contract.

There is a degree of uncertainty surrounding Musiala, now that he has entered the final 18 months of the five-year deal he signed back in 2021 – which was agreed when he was not eager to celebrate his 18th birthday and did not even have a full season of his first season under his belt. . Football team under his belt.

Now 21 years old, the German is widely regarded as one of the best attacking players in Europe. But the lack of a new deal with Bayern is enough to worry fans of the Bundesliga giants, especially with continued links with the likes of Manchester City.

according to Sports photoMusiala and Bayern reached a satisfactory agreement on the new wage package – the player was not seeking a wage that would make him the highest-paid star at the club.

However, the two sides appear to still be at loggerheads over other details, primarily the condition of the release. The suggestion is that Bayern We are absolutely against including any such waiver, and are determined to remain in control of the player’s future and only sell if they wish. For this reason, no players in the current squad are believed to have release clauses included in their contracts.

For Musiala’s part, the desire is said to be a €175m (£146m) release clause. It’s not a deal breaker, but the player would consider it more important if he were to sign a five-year contract rather than four-year terms. The longer the proposed contract, the more “reasonable” the clause is.

The sum demanded is a huge sum, but not an exorbitant sum in the same way that the €1bn (£830m) clauses doomed Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​who are legally obliged to include a takeover figure in every contract. It’s quite clear.

Manchester Citywho needs to rebuild the squad over the next few transfer windows to replace an aging squad, could trigger a €175m release clause for a player like Musiala as he will be the heart of their team for the next decade. In this scenario Bayern will be excluded.

That would be a club record transfer fee, but still far short of Neymar’s 2017 world record transfer from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain for €222m (£199m).

Musiala is no stranger to living and playing in England. Although born in Stuttgart, he lived briefly in Southampton and then in London between the ages of seven and sixteen, even representing England at junior international level before switching his allegiance back to Germany.

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