US EditionLeon Goretzka to leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season after 8 trophy-filled years
- This past week, Leon Goretzka, Bayern Munich midfielder, will leave when his contract expires at the end of the season, Bayern sporting director Christoph Freund said ahead of the Hamburger SV game on Saturday.
- Having joined Bayern in 2018, Goretzka said it was `the right time for me to start a new chapter once again, both as a footballer and as a person` and did not name a destination.
- This season, Leon Goretzka has played 28 times but started only 16 matches, while training photos from Jan. 20 and Jan. 27 show his ongoing involvement.
- After transfer interest, Goretzka posted on Instagram that he wants to finish his eight years with Bayern with a trophy celebration in Munich's central square.
- In an interview with Die Zeit, Goretzka said `has managed to make us feel not only German, but also European`, and has 67 caps for Germany as it qualified for this year's World Cup.
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Leon Goretzka Confirms Bayern Munich Exit At End of Season, Rejects January Transfer
Leon Goretzka will depart Bayern Munich this summer after deciding to see out his contract, rejecting a January move despite outside interest, as the midfielder prepares to end an eight-year spell at the Bundesliga giants
After eight years in Munich, the midfielder moves abroad. Bavaria left it, offensively, to advertise it.
Leon Goretzka, a German international midfielder at Bayern Munich, will continue until the end of the season in the Bavarian club, as confirmed this Friday by Christoph Freund, his sports director. Freund added that Goretzka finishes the contract next summer and there will end his link with Bayern.
Before the return of Bayern coach Vincent Kompany to Hamburg to the Bundesliga game at HSV, the future of two prominent football proifs is in focus. Leon Goretzka leaves Munich – but not without title.
National football player Leon Goretzka will leave FC Bayern Munich.
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