{"id":31935,"date":"2025-06-02T14:04:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T13:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=31935"},"modified":"2025-06-05T17:49:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T16:49:03","slug":"bayern-munich-sign-jonathan-tah-on-free-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/bayern-munich-sign-jonathan-tah-on-free-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayern Munich Sign Jonathan Tah on Free Transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bayern Munich have confirmed the signing of German international Jonathan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.co.uk\/player\/tah-jonathan\/2yf8EcuE\/\">Tah<\/a> on a free transfer from Bayer Leverkusen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 28-year-old centre-back has signed a contract until June 2029. The contract ends a decade-long spell at Leverkusen where he made 402 appearances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m very happy to be at FC Bayern,&#8221; Tah said. &#8220;I want to take on responsibility here and work hard every day so that we\u2019re successful as a team and win lots of trophies together.<br>\n<br>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tah began his professional career at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.co.uk\/team\/hamburger\/v9k3aY5F\/\">Hamburger SV<\/a> before joining Leverkusen in 2015. He has been capped 35 times by Germany since his debut in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to welcome Jonathan Tah to FC Bayern,&#8221; said Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen.<br>\n<br> &#8220;As an experienced international and leader, he brings the consistency and quality that will strengthen our defence. 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