Tolisso, a signing of 41.5 million that Bayern will lose for free

The Munich live a real ordeal in the offices. Hasan Salihamidzic, Bayern’s sporting director, has several hot potatoes when it comes to contract renewals. Kingsley Coman’s (contract ends in 2023 and they don’t reach a point in common) is, perhaps, the one that takes most of the headlines, in addition to the constant buzz around Lewandowski; but there are others that surely have given you some extra headache. For example, that of Corentin Tolisso, a footballer who arrived for 41.5 million euros in 2017 and aims to leave at zero cost in a few months …

Midfielder He was signed after falling in love with Olympique de Lyon, about to turn 24, and looking to become the owner of the Bavarian engine room for a decade. However, the amount disbursed was not trivial. In his first season he was an important player, playing until 40 games in the 2017-18 season. Although he alternated starts with substitutions, his numbers invited optimism: ten goals and seven assists that were accompanied by a feeling that he had ‘box-to-box’ in him for many years.

Its market value skyrocketed, reaching its peak in August 2018, when Transfermarkt put a label of 45 million euros, in contrast to the 22 in which he was ‘appraised’ on the day of his signing. However, the unstoppable growth of the Kimmich-Goretzka couple was closing the doors that, a priori, Thiago’s goodbye could have opened. The arrival of Marcel Sabitzer this summer, together with physical problems that have kept him aside until two weeks ago, has been the final sentence: this year he barely adds up to 175 minutes, being only 38 in the Bundesliga. A) Yes, right now ‘worth’ 15 million for the specialized portal.

With his contract expiring next June, at Bayern they are already resigned to losing him for free. As published The Gazzetta dello Sport, the one from Tarare does not propose to renew in any way, as he intends to relaunch a career that has overshadowed in recent seasons. Of course, despite this recess, there will be no shortage of suitors. When he has been in shape he has been a regular in Didier Deschamps’ calls since he debuted with Blues in 2017, so that it can boast of having the 2018 World Cup in his record.

Auction in January

Thus it is explained that three greats like the PSG, Atlético de Madrid and Tottenham, as the Italian newspaper adds, they have him noted in their private diaries. Juventus and Inter do not take their eyes off him either, but they start at a disadvantage in the presumable auction which will take place from January, at which time you can sit down to freely negotiate with other teams. The competition will be fierce if he finally chooses some of the previously slipped destinations, but Tolisso will have time to weigh up pros and cons. Bayern, for their part, seems to have little to say about it …