Jonathan Glao Tahborn in Hamburg 28 years ago, has already spent 10 seasons established in the first team of the Bayer Leverkusen but this will be the last. The German centre-back himself, the target of the Barçaconfirmed this yesterday in an interview with the German newspaper ‘Süddeutsche ZeitungAsked if he had changed his decision not to extend the contract that expires in 2025, he was blunt: “No, my decision is as clear as before. I will not renew my contract for professional reasons. I still have a contract until 2025 and until then I will give everything for the Leverkusen. A football career is short and that’s why I’ve always had the idea of making the most of it. I just want to exploit the potential that exists in my career. And in the summer I had the feeling that now is the time to look at something new, right now, after this very successful season. I’ve been in the club for nine years. LeverkusenI have lived through all the ups and downs here and the highlight was the fantastic last season where we won almost everything. It couldn’t have been better. And that’s why I thought: if I renew my contract at the Leverkusen Now, at 28 years old, that means I will play here until I am 30 or 40 years old…”.
Asked later if he will defend the German team next season but as a member of the squad Bayern Munichhe threw the ball out: “Good question. We’ll see. I’m not thinking about that yet. I have a season ahead of me with the Bayer Leverkusen”. However, Jonathan Tah confirmed the interest of other clubs without mentioning the Barçawhich entered the competition at the end of August: “There were other offers, not only from the Bayern. I like to play in Leverkusen“But I would have liked everything to be as rational as possible and for there not to be so many emotions involved.”
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Tah He also wanted to claim that he has been fair with the Bayer Leverkusen On expressing his intentions a year in advance: “I did what a player can do: communicate my wishes clearly and openly. But at that point the player can no longer take it and the clubs have to come to an agreement. And sometimes things get a bit out of control, rumours and speculation arise and, in the end, the player suffers. We footballers are doing very well, don’t get me wrong, but in a situation like that, you depend as a player and you no longer have any control.”
