Niklas Sule’s future at Bayern Munich has been a topic of discussion for most of the past six months. The center-back’s contract with the club expires next summer and he has yet to agree on a new deal. Chelsea have already expressed interest in signing the 25-year-old, but according to a new report from Sport Bild, Bayern would only consider letting Sule leave for a double-digit amount in millions of euros. If no decision has been made by Christmas, then Bayern will decide what to do with him.
Sule has a lot to consider. He has one year of contract left and will return from the Euro 2020 vacation with a new manager at Julian Nagelsmann and a new center-back competition at Dayot Upamecano. Chelsea have calmed down in their interest in signing him, and Bayern’s ultimatum that they won’t let him go for a transfer fee that isn’t in the double-digit millions adds some pressure. Are there any clubs currently that would be willing to pay those kinds of fees for him this summer?
In addition, Nagelsmann and Sule have known each other well since their stay in Hoffenheim. While Sule may not be in Nagelsmann’s favorite starting XI, he still believes the defender has the power within him to reach a top-notch level. In an interview earlier this month, the new Bayern manager said: “If he has the insight to work on his deficits and now has a coach who has known him since the Under-16 team I am confident he will get his engine running again. I already told him about it. He knows he has to do something. But I think very, very strongly of him.
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In the short term, it would (arguably) be in Bayern’s best interests to keep him for now given Lucas Hernandez’s injury. The France international will likely miss the start of Bayern’s Bundesliga campaign due to his meniscus injury. Likewise, despite not being a center-back, Alphonso Davies will likely also miss the start of the season with an ankle injury. Nagelsmann will already have depth in defense, so losing Sule this summer could prove too costly, unless they already have a specific target in mind that they could quickly sign to replace him before the window closes. transfer.
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