MUNICH: France defender Dayot Upamecano has extended his Bayern Munich contract by four years to 2030, the defending champions announced on Friday.
Upamecano, 27, moved to Munich from RB Leipzig in 2021 and has played 180 games for Bayern, winning three Bundesliga titles.
“I’m really happy to be staying at Bayern and continuing to play in this team. We’ve got a great team and a great coach. We’ve got big goals together,” Upamecano said in a statement.
“I give my all for my teammates, in every training session. I want to keep a clean sheet in every game and I want to win as many titles as possible with Bayern.”
Despite facing heavy criticism early in his Bayern career, as injuries and a lack of confidence affected his form, Upamecano had developed into a regular in the French national side by the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and started for Les Bleus in their final loss to Argentina.
Under Bayern manager Vincent Kompany, a former centre-back who arrived at the club in 2024, Upamecano’s form has soared.
Bayern sporting director Christoph Freund said that Upamecano had “developed into a truly world-class defender and leader here at Bayern”.
