About Dayot Upamecano
Bayern Munich will be signing French defender Diot Upamecano from Leipzig, a Bundesliga rival, in his first transfer next season, as the German champions have activated a $ 50 million clause in the Leipzig defenders’ contract.
The move is another example of the Bundesliga giants Bayern having hired one of their main domestic rivals, including Manchester United and Arsenal. Upamecano has now spent the rest of the season with Leipzig, second in the Bundesliga, four points behind his former teammates Nabi Keita and Bernardo from Saxony.
Upamecano is a calm, tenacious defender who can effectively lead his team forward with powerful runs across the field – a skill he puts into practice by playing as a Containment midfielder which he also regularly does in Salzburg.
Over the last season, Leipzig reached the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League and showed the skill of Upamekanos. There, the coaches liked the versatile Dyot Upamecano, and they also started playing with him in midfield, which has done him good because he is so good at keeping the ball at his feet.
His 91% full pass in 2022/20 was striking and symptomatic for a man who played “ everywhere, striker, midfielder…” before settling in defense in Valenciennes, his first professional club. While his mistakes will be visible under a much more serious microscope when playing for Bayern and France, he can continue to grow under the guidance of the elite coach Nagelsmann without having to think about his next move at the end of each season.
Simakan surpasses his predecessor in every way imaginable, and with Upamecano being considered one of Europe’s best young defenders, it is fair to say that Simakan is a real talent, and given that Leipzig paid only £ 15 million for him, he was also a good deal… Dyot Upamecano is on his way to making his dream come true because Varane did the same by joining Bayern Munich.
Upamecano has recently made his first appearances as a centre-back following his silver-encrusted predecessor, which has been built on over 100 league appearances as a centre-back, he is also capable, if not entirely calm, of replacing a defensive midfielder and has played for Salzburg several times. Upamekanos is 185 cm tall and weighs 185 lbs.
Dayot Upamecano (Paris, 27 February 1998) – French footballer, defender of Bayern Munich and the French national team. Videos of the match show goals, assists, red cards, penalties and other important events as the match was played in one of the most popular football leagues. Neymar may have won the player of the week award in the Champions League, but the player is yet to win the award after watching in the National Team.
And it was the reigning European champions who won the game announcing on Wednesday that they had signed a five-year deal with Upamecano this summer and that an issue clause of € 42.5 million (€ 51 million) would be paid (dollars)). Bayern is using a € 42.5 million (€ 51.5 million) buyout clause in the current Upamecanos deal in Leipzig which would have expired before 2023.