FC Bayern are interested in Ajax's Sergino Dest - but the Dutch's transfer demands stand in the way.
- FC Bayern Munich wants to strengthen its defensive.
- Ajax talent Sergino Dest is considered a serious right-back candidate.
- His club has already set a transfer fee for him.
Munich - The season is slowly entering the hot phase for FC Bayern. Next week Tuesday is the first knockout round at Chelsea in the Champions League. At the same time, personnel planning for the next season is already in full swing in the background. Not only should Leroy Sané be upgraded on the offensive, but defensive reinforcements should also come to Munich in the summer.
Serious candidate for this: Sergino Dest from Ajax Amsterdam . Bayern have had the 19-year-old right-back on their minds for a long time, the Munich scouting department has often observed him - and sports director Hasan Salihamidzic has reportedly wanted to get the player to Säbener Strasse in winter. Poker for Dest is now open - and there is already a lot of haggling behind the scenes.
Sergino Dest to Bayern? Focus on 19-year-old Ajax talent
According to tz information, Ajax has already given his player a price tag - and this is significantly higher than previously thought: Amsterdam only lets Dest go for a transfer of at least 30 million euros! Its market value is currently twelve million euros. The sports management has already agreed on this internally.
Enormous amount of money for an inexperienced player who only made a breakthrough with the professionals in the second half of 2019. For comparison: Benjamin Pavard cost FCB 35 million in summer, but was already a seasoned Bundesliga player and became world champion with France in summer 2018. When he moved to Munich, Alphonso Davies was a similarly indescribable newspaper as Dest, but it only cost ten million euros - Davies is now worth 40 million.
Sergino Dest to Bayern: Change of the youngster is emerging
Previously, Dest's reported transfer fee was “only” 25 million, but Ajax wants more. No wonder, after all, the club did not extend the US international's contract until last summer until last summer until 2022. The managers in Amsterdam around manager Marc Overmars are in a good negotiating position.
If Bavaria is not willing to pay the sum, Ajax either doesn't let the talent go - or looks around for a more willing buyer. Because: In Amsterdam, it is quite likely that further interested parties will contact you, should Dest be able to build on his performance of the past months. He currently comes in 17 league games on five assists.
Good for Bavaria: You (still) have a head start in advertising for Dest. After all, the dream player was already a guest in the Allianz Arena at the beginning of February, when the Munich team met TSG Hoffenheim as a potential employer in the DFB Cup. The poker around Dest remains exciting, but there is a sign of a move of the youngster to Munich.
Manuel Bonke