According to the German media outlet Bild-Zeitung.
Bayern
Munich have yet to reach an agreement with Leverkusen to sign Jonathan Tah, and may now even be faced with the prospect of not being able to sign Tah and having to keep Matthijs de Ligt.
Drieht, 24, has a deal with Bayern until 2027. Drieght has reportedly signed a deal with
Manchester United Football Club
Reaching a personal agreement, he is the absolute favorite player of United boss Ten Hahn, and the two have worked together at Ajax. However, negotiations between the clubs have been tough.
Bayern are looking for a transfer fee of €50 million and bonuses of up to €10 million from the transfer of Drieght. According to Picture Post, although United are ready to take a big step towards Bayern's asking price in negotiations, they are not willing to pay a transfer fee of up to €60 million.
Meanwhile, Manchester United have scoped out Jonatan Tah and tried to step in on the deal. According to Sky Sports, Bayern have negotiated a deal with Tower until 2029, but have failed to meet Leverkusen's €40 million asking price for the player. Bayern's first offer was for less than €20 million and the two sides have yet to agree.
The worst case scenario for Bayern and their hierarchy is that they end up having to keep Drieht and the preferred player, Tha, will move to Manchester United. Drieght prefers to join Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain have previously expressed interest, but Drieght has said he would prefer to go to United.
It is worth noting that in an online poll of 62,000 fans initiated by Bild-Zeitung, 74% believe that selling Drieght would be a mistake. The project "Keep Derek, we want Derek" also has around 70,000 supporters on the online petition site.
