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Jonathan Ta, who Bayern Munich tried to recruit as a competitor for Kim Min-jae, decided to join Barcelona.
Spain's Mundo Deportivo reported exclusively on the 13th (Korea time), adding, `If nothing surprising happens, this will be Barcelona's first recruitment in the 2025-2026 season. He was offered by Bayern Munich, whose contract with Bayer Leverkusen expires on 30 June, but decided to join Barcelona," he reported.
A source close to the player said his dream was to wear a Barcelona uniform. Ta's transfer is expected to be concluded at a meeting in Barcelona. Barcelona also tried to buy another at the end of the transfer window last summer, but Leverkusen did not sell it even though they knew that another would leave on a free agent a year later"It was an agreement made because both Ta and Barcelona wanted each other."
Mundo Deportivo said "Barcelona met with another agent when they went on an away trip to Dortmund last December. Two months later, even though Barcelona's offer is financially insufficient than other clubs, including Bayern, he has decided to join Barcelona, which he has cheered for since childhood. A final meeting is expected to take place in the coming weeks to close the deal in the future," it added.
Ta was very likely to move to Bayern in the transfer market last summer. Ta signed an agreement with Bayern on personal terms in the summer transfer window. What was left was an agreement between Bayern and Leverkusen on the transfer fee. The two teams were sharply divided over the terms of the transfer fee.
Leverkusen does not even receive a transfer fee a year later, but he never intended to hand it over at a bargain price. On the contrary, Bayern never intended to buy a player who could be brought in on a free agent a year later. Negotiations between the two teams, which continued throughout the transfer market, failed due to a difference of 5 million euros (about 7.5 billion won).
Leverkusen tried to renew the contract with Ta again, but Ta did not change his position to go to a better club. Bayern, which planned to sign an additional center back, continued to watch Ta, but Ta seems to have chosen Barcelona, which consistently wanted him, rather than Bayern, which did not sign him last summer because of the little waste of the transfer fee.
Now that it's 2025, Ta can announce his move to Barcelona as soon as possible. However, Barcelona has to clean up its center back to recruit other players. As soon as the breakup with Eric Garcia or Andreas Christensen is decided, he seems to plan to finally complete the recruitment of other players. Unless there are variables in the meantime, the ride is likely to be headed to Barcelona.
It's good news for Kim Min-jae. Bayern has pushed for recruitment with plans to use Ta as its main player. This is because Kim Min-jae and Dayo Upamecano performed seriously in the second half of last season. Ta was the best centre-back in Germany's Bundesliga last season. In addition, being a member of the German national team, he had no choice but to be preferred by Bayern. However, as Ta chooses Barcelona, Kim Min-jae's starting position is expected to continue for the time being.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
