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Bayer Leverkusen wants to either extend the contract with national player Jonathan Tah early or release the sought-after defender in the summer. Managing director Fernando Carro announced this on Sunday evening on the TV channel “Sky”. Record champions FC Bayern, among others, are said to be interested in Tah. The 28-year-old’s contract runs until 2025 and does not contain an exit clause.
Most appearances for Bayer Leverkusen: Tah in the 300 club
15 Karim Bellarabi | 290 appearances for Bayer 04
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Stand: 29.04.2024
14 Walter Posner | 293 appearances for Bayer 04
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13 Jens Nowotny | 295 appearances for Bayer 04
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12 Bernd Leno | 304 appearances for Bayer 04
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11 Jürgen Gelsdorf | 323 appearances for Bayer 04
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10 Lars Bender | 342 appearances for Bayer 04
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9 Jonathan Tah | 346 appearances for Bayer 04
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8 Bernd Schneider | 366 appearances for Bayer 04
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7 Gonzalo Castro | 370 appearances for Bayer 04
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6 Simon Rolfes | 377 appearances for Bayer 04
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5 Carsten Ramelow | 437 appearances for Bayer 04
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4 Stefan Kießling | 444 appearances for Bayer 04
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3 Ulf Kirsten | 448 appearances for Bayer 04
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2 Thomas Hörster | 453 appearances for Bayer 04
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1 Rüdiger Vollborn | 487 appearances for Bayer 04
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“We want to extend with him. We are a club that will not give away players for free. That means we have to extend it, otherwise we will sell it,” said Carro. When asked whether FC Bayern, dethroned as German champions by Leverkusen, had already contacted Bayer about Tah, Carro replied: “Not with us.”
The 59-year-old added that they would like Tah to stay: “We have spoken to Jonathan, we value him very much. He knows that the club and all of us want to keep him in Leverkusen. He knows that. But we also respect his wishes. We’ll see whether he stays with us in the end or goes somewhere else.” A decision should only be made after the end of the season.
Carro: If Tah wants to move, he should leave Bayer Leverkusen abroad
If the worst comes to the worst, the rumored transfer fee is said to be around 20 million euros, according to “Sky”. Carro would then advise Tah to move abroad. “If I try to put myself in Jonathan’s shoes, perhaps it might be more interesting for him if he wants to move or would end up moving, perhaps not moving within Germany. Maybe it would be more interesting to move abroad.”
Most expensive sales from Bayer Leverkusen: 8 England transfers in top 15
15 Arturo Vidal | 2011/12 to Juventus for €12.5 million
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Stand: April 2024
14 Christoph Kramer | 2016/17 for €15 million to Gladbach
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13 Dimitar Berbatov | In 2006/07 he moved to Tottenham for €15.7 million
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12 Chicharito | 2017/18 to West Ham for €17.8m
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11 Emerson | 2000/01 for €18 million to AS Roma
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9 Benjamin Henrichs | In 2018/19 he moved to AS Monaco for €20 million
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9 Kevin Kampl | 2017/18 to RB Leipzig for €20 million
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8 André Schürrle | 2013/14 to Chelsea for €22 million
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7 Hakan Calhanoglu | In 2017/18 he moved to AC Milan for €23.3 million
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5 Bernd Leno | 2018/19 to Arsenal for €25m
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5Julian Brandt | 2019/20 for €25 million to BVB
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4 Heung-min Son | 2015/16 to Tottenham for €30m
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3 Leon Bailey | 2021/22 for €32m to Aston Villa
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2 Moussa Diaby | 2023/24 for €55m to Aston Villa
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1 Kai Havertz | 2020/21 to Chelsea for €80m
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After winning the championship with Leverkusen, the central defender can also win the DFB Cup in the final against second division team 1. FC Kaiserslautern, and Bayer is also still in the Europa League. The semi-final first leg against AS Roma takes place there on Thursday (9 p.m.). With his performances, Tah currently has a permanent place in the national team ahead of the home European Championships.
2024-04-29 06:24:37
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