Bayern Munich agrees to sign Leroy Sane on five-year deal

Reports suggest City winger Leroy Sane has agreed terms with Bayern, but a fee is yet to be negotiated.

Published : May 06, 2020 18:14 IST

A transfer fee around 100 million euros had been reported last summer when Bayern was trying to sign Sane before injury struck.
A transfer fee around 100 million euros had been reported last summer when Bayern was trying to sign Sane before injury struck.
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A transfer fee around 100 million euros had been reported last summer when Bayern was trying to sign Sane before injury struck.

Reigning Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich has reportedly agreed a transfer with Manchester City winger Leroy Sane on a five-year deal, according to a report.

Sport Bild claims the 24-year-old has agreed terms with Bayern, but the fee is still to be negotiated.

According to the magazine, Bayern’s director of sport Hasan Salihamidzic and board member Oliver Kahn want to pay 40 million euros ($43 million) - half of Sane’s estimated market value.

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However, the Germany international has not played for City’s first team since tearing his right knee ligament last August in the FA Community Shield match win over Liverpool at Wembley.

Having joined from Schalke in 2016 for a reported fee of £37 million (42.5 million euros, $45.8 million), Sane is under contract in Manchester until 2021.

A transfer fee around 100 million euros had been reported last summer when Bayern was trying to sign him before injury struck.

According to Sport Bild , a few factors could help Bayern sign Sane for a lower fee, especially as he has been sidelined for most of the season.

Bayern could sign him for the price it wants as the transfer market is deflated by the uncertainty over the coronavirus with all major European leagues currently suspended.

Manchester City needs to generate income from transfers to comply with financial fair-play regulations having been banned from the Champions League for the next two seasons due to violations and it risks losing Sane to Munich on a free transfer.

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