Deal! Ryan Gravenberch is moving to Bayern Munich. The young Dutchman signed a 5-year contract with the record champions this Saturday and is looking forward to the new challenge in Munich.
Now the deal is finally perfect. After weeks of negotiations with Ajax Amsterdam, the Munich side have sealed their second summer signing. Ryan Gravenberch signed a 5-year contract with FC Bayern on Saturday and is set to strengthen FCB’s midfield in the future. After Noussair Mazraoui, Gravenberch is the second Ajax professional to move to the Isar this summer.
The 19-year-old Dutchman commented on this in an interview with “BILD” as follows: “Bayern is a big club. I think you have to win big titles here. And that’s also what I expect. I’m happy to be here in Munich now.” The official announcement of the transfer by the two clubs should be made later today.
Bayern pays almost 25 million euros for Gravenberch
According to reports, Bayern will pay around 25 million euros for the Dutch international. In addition, Ajax is said to have secured a percentage stake in a resale of 7.5 percent. According to “BILD” information, the Dutch national player should earn almost ten million euros in Munich in the future.
Gravenberch comes from the youth team of Ajax Amsterdam and made the leap from youth to professional football in the summer of 2019. Despite his young age, the central midfielder played 103 games for the Dutch record champions (12 goals, 13 assists). 14 of them in the UEFA Champions League and six in the Europa League. In addition, Gravenberch made the jump to Elftal in autumn 2021 and has so far had ten international matches (one goal) for the Netherlands.