Upamecano-Bayern Talks Hit Snag Over Signing Bonus as Man United Circle

Overview

• Bayern Munich and Dayot Upamecano have a base-salary agreement in place, according to reporting from Bild and Christian Falk.
• Talks are stalled over a large signing-on fee that Upamecano’s camp is benchmarking to Alphonso Davies’ roughly €17m bonus, which Bayern are reluctant to match.
• Manchester United are described as showing serious interest as they evaluate centre-back options given recent departures and uncertainty around Harry Maguire’s future and Lisandro Martinez’s fitness.
• Liverpool, Real Madrid and Barcelona are also monitoring the situation, with multiple outlets expecting strong competition if no extension is reached.
• With his contract running to June 2026, foreign clubs could negotiate a pre-contract in January 2026, raising reported possibilities of a cut-price move before then or a free transfer in the summer.