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Bayern turn up the heat 💰 to secure Sané's new deal quickly

Bayern turn up the heat 💰 to secure Sané's new deal quickly

Yahoo28-05-2025

Bayern turn up the heat 💰 to secure Sané's new deal quickly
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
Bayern Munich is making an effort to convince forward Leroy Sané to renew his contract and stay.
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They offered 10 million euros fixed per year, plus 5.5 million in bonuses. And they admit they might increase the salary to 13 million per season, with fewer extras.
Sané is considering offers from Premier League teams: Arsenal, Chelsea, and Tottenham are interested. A detail is that his wife Candice lives in London.
Bayern intends to resolve the matter by June 10, when the team travels to the Club World Cup in the United States.
If he doesn't renew, they lose Sané for free.
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