Overview

• Jonathan Tah signed a four-year contract through 2029 with FC Bayern after his Bayer Leverkusen deal expired, arriving on a free transfer.
• Tah will form Bayern’s central defence alongside Dayot Upamecano and Min-jae Kim under incoming manager Vincent Kompany.
• In the 2024–25 Bundesliga season, Tah won 65% of his ground duels and 77% of aerial challenges, outperforming Bayern’s existing centre-backs.
• Franck Ribéry and Giovane Elber praised the transfer as a necessary step to stabilise Bayern’s back line.
• Former Bayern player Dietmar Hamann cautioned that strengthening the defensive midfield should be the club’s top priority.