Although the 22-year-old's contract with his current club expires in 2023, he had mentioned that he would speak with other clubs.
When
David Alabawas said to be heading out of
Bayern Munich, Bayern CEO announced that his side are trying to sign
Dayot Upamecano.
Upamecano signed a contract with his current team last year. However, he declared that he would still be talking to other clubs.
Leipzigmanager said:"We know what the contractual situation with Upa looks like."
Nagelsmann
responded to Karl-Heinz Rummenigge's declaration and said:
“It is clever if you want to cause trouble. But nobody is getting restless with us now.
“And we know that we like to have him with us, but we also know how the mechanisms are in football.”
The 22-year-old had not been in his best form on the pitch. His coach said:
"He's a very fine person who takes things in and wants to improve and has his heart in the right place. He will also perform better and be more focused than against Union."
Leipzig and Bayern Munich are at the top of the Bundesliga table with Bayern at the top with 39 points and Leipzig as the second with 4 points behind.
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