Bayern Munich midfielder Jamal Musiala is reportedly hoping for a release clause that could allow for a future exit leave the club as talks continue over a new contract.
There is some uncertainty surrounding Musiala as he has now entered the final 18 months of the five-year contract he signed in 2021 – at a time when he had not even celebrated his 18th birthday that long, nor even a full one had first season. Team football in the luggage.
The now 21-year-old German international is widely regarded as one of the best offensive players in Europe. But the lack of a new contract with Bayern is reason enough to worry fans of the Bundesliga giants, especially given their ongoing links to the likes of Manchester City.
Accordingly SportImageMusiala and Bayern have reached a satisfactory agreement on a new salary package – the player did not want remuneration that would make him the club’s highest-paid star.
However, the two sides appear to continue to disagree over other details, particularly an exit clause. Bayern are believed to be completely against such a concession and are determined to retain control of the player’s future and only sell if they wish. For this reason, it is understood that no players in the current squad have release clauses in their respective contracts.
From Musiala’s side, the wish is said to be a release clause of 175 million euros (146 million pounds). It’s not considered a dealbreaker, but the player would consider it more important if he signs a five-year deal than a four-year deal. The longer the proposed contract, the more “reasonable” the clause should be.
The amount demanded is a huge sum, but crucially it is not a prohibitive amount, like the €1bn (£830m) clauses for Real Madrid and Barcelona that are required by law are required to provide a buyout figure in every contract. are quite obvious.
Manchester City, in need of a squad rebuild in the next transfer windows to replace an aging squad, could potentially trigger a €175 million release clause for a player like Musiala as he would be the centerpiece of their team for the next decade. In this scenario, Bavaria would be excluded.
It would be a club record transfer fee for City, but still significantly less than the world record transfer of Neymar from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 for €222m (£199m).
Musiala is no stranger to living and playing in England. Although he was born in Stuttgart, he lived briefly in Southampton and later London between the ages of seven and 16, and even represented England at junior international level before moving back to Germany.