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Leon Goretzka
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Leon Goretzka is represented twice in the election for the football slogan of the year.
"It's nice to have 82 million national coaches again and not 82 million virologists," the 26-year-old said at the European Championship, his second nomination also revolves around the pandemic: "Corona is like football.
A single contact is enough to turn everything upside down. "
Goretzka knows how to express himself, with his social commitment he sets standards in football.
It is now clear that his footballing home will continue to be FC Bayern Munich.
The midfielder extended his expiring contract until 2026.
After Joshua Kimmich, Goretzka is the second high performer who will spend the most important phase of his career with Bayern.
He wanted to »continue to write history.
With this club, in this era, anything is possible, «said Goretzka.
The extension is also very important for Munich, the free transfer of David Alaba to Real Madrid last summer raised the question of whether the record champions will be able to keep up on the international transfer market.
Goretzka's previous contract would have expired at the end of the season.
"This contract extension is also a sign from Leon that he is convinced that we will continue to be as successful at FC Bayern in the future as we have been in the past," said CEO Oliver Kahn.
Goretzka and Kimmich also set for the DFB
Goretzka moved from Schalke 04 to Munich on a free transfer in 2018.
The national player has since played 118 competitive games (25 goals) for Bayern.
He won the Champions League with Munich in 2020, the German championship three times and the DFB Cup twice.
In August, Munich had already extended the contract with national player Kimmich until 2025.
Goretzka and Kimmich form an important axis in the Bayern midfield and are also considered to be a defining element in the headquarters in the national team under the new national coach Hansi Flick.
For sports director Hasan Salihamidzic, there are more decisions to be made in the coming months.
The contracts of Niklas Süle and Corentin Tolisso expire in the summer, and there could also be a separation here.
Captain Manuel Neuer, Thomas Müller, Robert Lewandowski, Serge Gnabry and Kingsley Coman are still tied to FC Bayern until 2023.
The contracts of the French world champions Benjamin Pavard and Lucas Hernández are valid until 2024, those of Leroy Sané and Alphonso Davies until 2025. Like Goretzka, young star Jamal Musiala had signed until 2026.
krä / sid / dpa