Berlin /
The French international defense of the RB Leipzig, Dayot upamecano, (22 years old) signed a five – year contract with the Bayern Munich and will join this team from the next season, The Bavarian club officially announced this Sunday.
The cost of the transfer was not reported, but the press claims that the player, trained in the RB Salzburg Austrian before moving on to Leipzig in 2017, he has a departure clause at his current club 43 million euros ($ 52 million).
This makes it the third most expensive signing in the cast’s history Munich, Behind his compatriot Lucas Hernandez, Which cost 80 million, from the Athletic of Madrid, i Leroy Sané, Which came from the Manchester City.
The signing had already been advanced on Friday by the sporting director of the Bayern, Hasan Salihamidzic in statements to the newspaper Bild. The club had not then made official the news or revealed the duration of the contract, Which is until 2026.
“We are happy to have been able to convince Dayot upamecano to come to FC Bayern“, He declared this Sunday Salihamidzic on the club website.
“Dayot will be a very important element for our team in the coming years. We are confident of that, “he said.
The player, three times international with the French team, had sounded like a possible addition to others great Europeans, Among them the Chelsea and the Real Madrid.