Bayern Munich muscled ahead of Europe's elite to sign Dayot Upamecano. Now the centre-back has explained how the German champions managed to lure him in.
Upamecano is among the world's highest-rated young defenders, attracting attention across Europe for several seasons since breaking out at RB Leipzig.
With Manchester United and Liverpool both keen to sign a centre-back this summer, the 22-year-old will have been high up their wish list. Instead, Bayern swooped back in February to sign the star on a deal stretching to 2026.
Dayot Upamecano is on his way to Bayern Munich this summer, moving from RB Leipzig
Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool were expected to be among the Premier Leagues club in for him
'I was sure relatively quickly that I wanted to stay in Germany and in the Bundesliga,' Upamecano told Sport Buzzer.