Shock for Bavarians! Barca steal defender from under Bayern's nose?!
Reading Time: 2min | Thu. 13.02.25. | 12:35
Even though he was on the verge of joining the Munich side during the last June Transfer Window, Leverkusen's Jonathan Tah has allegedly chosen Barcelona
Last night - a celebration, this morning - a shock! That's what the past 12 hours have looked like for Bayern Munich. Namely, yesterday, the Bavarians noted a vital victory against Celtic (2-1) on the road, which almost secured them the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 and today, they suddenly found out they would be deprived of the reinforcement they had counted on.
According to Mundo Deportivo, Bayer Leverkusen defender and German international Jonathan Tah, who was on the verge of joining the Munich side in the last days of the June Transfer Window, will leave Xabi Alonso's crew but won't move to Lever's Bundesliga rivals, but to Barcelona instead!
🚨🎖| BREAKING: Jonathan Tah has decided to join Barcelona. There will soon be a meeting between the club and his camp to complete the signing. Tah has rejected an offer from Bayern and he's set to be Barça's first signing of 2025-26. [@RogerTorello] #fcblive 🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/fH5u5HTBpC
— BarçaTimes (@BarcaTimes) February 13, 2025
Sources from Spain claim that the 29-year-old has definitely expressed a desire to join Blaugrana and play under his fellow countryman, Hansi Flick. In addition, a meeting will soon be organized to determine the details of the deal. Truth be told, the Catalans were interested in Tah last July, though Bayern were major favourites to sign him. Still, the tables have obviously turned.
In the end, the German will represent a key addition to Barca's "vulnerable" defensive line, given that apart from the young Pau Cubarsi and the experienced Inigo Martinez, Flick can count on Ronald Araujo and Andreas Christensen, who are both quite injury-prone.
