Manchester United and Chelsea handed massive boost in pursuit of Bayer Leverkusen star who wants Premier league move

Manchester United and Chelsea handed massive boost in pursuit of Bayer Leverkusen star who wants Premier league move

The Bayer Leverkusen defender Jonathan Tah is eager to secure a transfer move to the Premier League, which gives Manchester United and Chelsea an advantage in their pursuit of him.

With just one year left on his present deal, Tah, 28, plans to leave Leverkusen at the end of the 2024–2025 season with no intention of staying on.

While speaking to the media prior to Germany’s 5-0 triumph over Hungary last weekend, the highly sought-after center back repeatedly rebuffed Leverkusen’s attempts to offer him a new contract this summer and made no secret of his desire for a new challenge.

‘My decision is just as clear as it was before. I will not extend my contract,’ Tah told German media in the build-up to the Nations League clash.

According to German publication Sport Bild, Leverkusen will launch one final bid to secure Tah on a new contract. However, the Bundesliga outfit have grown increasingly resigned to losing their prized possession at the end of the season.

Tah had appeared on the cusp of a switch to Bayern Munich before the summer transfer deadline but the report states that club bosses had ‘fundamental doubts’ about the Germany international and the move collapsed, despite a five-year deal being agreed.

It’s claimed Tah’s ‘biggest wish’ is to play in the Premier League, preferably for a team competing in the Champions League.

Jonathan Tah
English giants Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham are all said to be keeping close tabs on the situation.

Barcelona also have a long-held interest in Tah and failed with a last-ditch bid to sign the centre-half last month, with sporting director Deco and Leverkusen chief Fernando Carro in talks over a possible transfer.

The report suggests the Catalan giants remain in the race and that Joan Laporta’s strong relationship with Tah’s agent Pini Zahavi could play a key role in luring the German to the Camp Nou.

Tah joined Leverkusen from Hamburg back in 2015 and has gone on to make over 350 appearances for the first-team, helping the club win the Bundesliga, the German Cup and the German Super Cup.