Barcelona monitoring situation of €80 million-rated Bayern Munich contract rebel, Real Madrid also interested

Apart from the midfield, which requires at least one pivot and one central midfielder, Barcelona are also looking to reinforce the full-back position and the forward line in the coming winter and summer transfer windows.

The blaugranes will likely try to sign Joao Cancelo and Joao Felix on a permanent transfer at the end of their loan spell in the summer, even though the latter has raised some serious doubts about his performance as a left-winger in this Barcelona setup.

As such, Barça are also keeping an eye out on other options to reinforce their wings, and have stumbled across none other than the brilliant Leroy Sane.

Reports from SPORT claim that Sane does not want to accept Bayern Munich’s new contract offer. He is not happy with the contract put on the table, and is hoping for a better deal from the Bavarians.

Contract expires in 2025

Sane becomes a free agent in the summer of 2025, so Bayern have a year and a half at max to resolve this situation. Otherwise, the German could depart the club on a Bosman move, with interest lurking from Spain.

The report says that Barcelona and Real Madrid are keeping tabs on Sane’s situation. They rate the 27-year-old very highly, and could look to sign him in the coming windows.

While the move would make a lot of sense for Madrid, who are looking for a right-winger, Barcelona already have Raphinha and Lamine Yamal in their ranks for that position.

And while Sane can play left-wing, he is most comfortable on the right, as has been proven this season, with his eight goals and eight assists playing exclusively on that flank or centrally behind Harry Kane.

Further, even if Sane chooses not to extend his contract, his price in the summer will be very high regardless, especially if he manages to keep up this stellar form.