Although the FC Barcelona does not have any important names on the list for this winter transfer window, the sports management led by Deco is working on the next season. As has already been mentioned several times, one of the names that interests the Portuguese the most is that of Jonathan Tah, the 28-year-old German central defender of Bayer Leverkusen.
The German’s contract expires on June 30, 2025 and he will therefore be free to decide on his future from January 1. However, it seems that his decision has been made. This is what Tancredi Palmieri, specialist transfer journalist for ‘Sportitalia’, says, who publishes that Tah will be a Barça player next season 2025-26.
According to this media, FC Barcelona has already reached an agreement with the player to make him the first recruit for next season. It remains to be seen when he will officially sign, but for now he would have already given his verbal agreement by confirming that he wants to play for FC Barcelona. An incorporation that has been in the works for some time.
Last September, Jonathan Tah confirmed in the ‘Süddeutsche Zeitung’ his desire to leave Bayer Leverkusen, with whom he won the Bundesliga last season. “I will not sign a new contract with Bayer Leverkusen, my decision is made. I will give my best until the end and then we will see what happens with my future club. My decision is to leave and discover other experiences,” he said.
From then on, the mechanisms were activated in a multitude of clubs in Europe. Among them, Barça. Deco himself traveled to Germany last week to meet Jonathan Tah and his agent Pini Zahavi. According to ‘Jijantes’, the meeting was very positive for all parties, even if no agreement was reached. The media now takes it for granted that Tah will play at Camp Nou, having ruled out offers from Milan or Bayern Munich.
The player born, raised and trained in Hamburg will therefore leave Bayer Leverkusen after ten seasons during which, if all goes well, he will have played almost 400 matches. He will likely join FC Barcelona, where Deco will have to make room for him. The ‘Culés’ already have five central defenders: Iñigo Martínez, Pau Cubarsí, Andreas Christensen, Ronald Araujo and Eric García, as well as Jules Koundé, who seems to have definitively transformed into a full-back.
