Bayern Munich wants to snatch Gavi from FC Barcelona.
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Bayern Munich are interested in snatching Gavi from FC Barcelona and signing the midfielder sensation on a free contract if he hasn’t activated his release clause beforehand.
Raised to the first team in 2021 under former manager Ronald Koeman, the Sevilla native who has been on Barca’s books since the age of 10 has a contract that expires in 2023.
Moreover, if the endless list of European giants eager to lure the 17-year-old star away from the Camp Nou weren’t keen to wait until next year when they could broker a deal for him without paying a penny at the club that raised him, Gavi can already be bought out immediately by activating his paltry €50m ($54m) release clause.
Joining Chelsea and Liverpool among the interested parties are now, according to Mundo DeportivoBundesliga kings Bayern Munich, who have already seen the Spain international up close in two Champions League group games this season, winning the Bavarians comfortably 3-0 on each occasion.
The newspaper writes on Sunday that Bayern’s interest is “particularly worrying” and that “when the Germans set a goal, they usually achieve it.”
Bayern Munich could also react to FC Barcelona’s alleged scheme to snatch its best player from Robert Lewandowski.
A free man himself when Gavi is, the Polish captain and the club’s second all-time goalscorer has pushed back on contract renewal talks with Bayern and could carry Blaugrana in 2022/2023 if Barca’s offer is between 50 and €60m ($54-65m) is agreed amid rumors that Lewandowski has already agreed to accept the Catalans’ contract offer.
But there’s no way Barca are interested in a swap deal unless Gavi firmly state that they have no interest in continuing with their current employers, which doesn’t appear to be the case.
It’s more about securing a long-term contract with the youngster, but one that Gavi and his side believe the youngster deserves, which would certainly be much more than the relative paltry sum of €100,000 ($108,000 ) per year that it currently takes. residence.
As seen with Pedri and, in the coming days, Ronald Araujo, agreeing new terms would also likely have the effect of increasing Gavi’s release clause to €1 billion ($1.080 billion) and tie him to the club until the mid-2020s.