Dayot Upamecano is one of the world’s most highly-rated centre-backs and is set to be on his way out of RB Leipzig this summer when the season ends. The assurance that the Frenchman will be moving on comes from the fact that a €45 million release clause in his contract will come into effect with the end of the ongoing season.
Being one of the smarter clubs in the world, Leipzig are already planning for life without Upamecano, having expressed their interested in another French defender, Mohamed Simakan to potentially take his place in the near future.
According to the journalistic duo of Fabrizio Romano and Francesco Porzio on the Here We Go podcast on Patreon, Bayern Munich are the top contenders in the signature for the Leipzig defender. This is because they will have to replace either one or both of David Alaba and Jerome Boateng at the end of the season and hence, need quality players to trust in.
All that said, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United are also in the race for the player and will be doing everything they can to try and initiate talks with the player. It is now completely up to the player to decide which project he wants to look like.
