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Bayer Leverkusen chief makes 'interesting' transfer admission over defender linked with Chelsea
Bayer Leverkusen's chief has admitted reported Chelsea transfer target Jonathan Tah could leave the club this summer.
The Blues have been heavily linked with several potential new additions to their squad ahead of the summer transfer window. Chelsea made 12 new signings last year and reports are already emerging of what could happen in the market at the end of the season.
Tah has been credited in some reports as a potential target for Chelsea, while Manchester United have also been tipped as a possible suitor. Recent reports from Germany have claimed that Bayern Munich are interested in signing Tah, and now a Leverkusen executive has spoken about the defender's future.
Fernando Carro, chief executive at Bayer Leverkusen, has admitted that Tah could be allowed to leave the Bundesliga champions this summer if a new contract is not agreed, with his current terms set to expire in 2025. Tah has made 41 appearances in all competitions this season and has helped Leverkusen win the league title and reach the semi-final of the Europa League, as well as the final of the DFB-Pokal.
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"We want to extend his contract," Carro told Sky Germany. "We are a club that will not give players away for free. That means that we have to extend his contract, otherwise we will sell him.
"We have spoken to Jonathan, we value him very much. He knows that the club and all of us want to keep him in Leverkusen. He knows that.
"But we also respect his wish. We will see whether he stays with us in the end or goes somewhere else. We hope he stays.
"If I try to put myself in Jonathan's position, it might be more interesting for him if he wants to move or would end up moving, perhaps not to move within Germany. Maybe it is more interesting to move abroad."
