The future of Jonathan Tah is one of the main 'soap operas' of the upcoming transfer markets. The German centre-back has made the decision to leave Bayer Leverkusen on 30 June 2025 with a free transfer, which means he will be able to start negotiating freely with any team from this January. In this sense, FC Barcelona, which already tried to secure his services in the final stretch of last summer, is determined to go back to the charge for the player and the feelings are positive.
"My decision is clear: I will not renew my contract. I will remain committed to Leverkusen until 2025, and until then I will give my best for the team. A footballer's career is short, and I want to take advantage of all my potential. This summer I felt it was the right time to explore something new, especially after such a successful season," said the footballer in an interview with the newspaper 'Süddeutsche Zeitung', thus awakening the interest of several of the continent's big clubs.
Barça, favourites in the 'bidding'
However, Barça's option would be the one that would be gaining more strength in Tah's future. The defender has taken the reins of his destiny and will have the freedom to choose the next step in his career, with the alternative of wearing the Barça shirt from next season being above the other scenarios handled by the German. This is reported by 'Sport Bild', where they maintain that the Catalan club's interest in the defender is concrete and they would be winning points in the 'bidding' for his services.
With Hansi Flick as a great supporter of a player who already had him under his orders in the German national team, the Catalans would have surpassed in the 'race' a Bayern Munich that would have planted the central defender after agreeing with him this summer a contract for five seasons. The failure of negotiations with Leverkusen for his transfer, added to the fact that the Bavarians decided not to move forward with the operation despite having agreed personal terms with the player, would have left Jonathan's relationship with the Munich side very damaged, thus ruling out, for the moment, his arrival at the Allianz Arena in 2025.
The Premier League 'threatens' the Catalans
However, the signing of the player is still not within the 'reach' of the Catalans. Beyond the fact that, at the moment, they are the defender's preferred destination for the next campaign, the Premier's economic power 'threatens' to 'steal' the signing of Tah from the Blaugranas. Teams such as Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham are reportedly on the trail of the defender, being tough competition for a Barça that must use its options to not lose one of its great objectives in the next transfer market.