At this point, it is not clear whether or not Leon Goretzka will be leaving Bayern Munich either during the winter transfer window, or next summer’s, but he has not been getting much playing time under new manager Vincent Kompany. For what it’s worth, now that both Aleksandar Pavlović and João Palhinha are both technically out injured for the Rekordmeister, Goretzka could get a run of matches alongside Joshua Kimmich in midfield, but Kompany does still have other options besides slotting Goretzka in.
Even if he does get some time before the injured midfielders are back fully fit, Goretzka’s future with Bayern looks bleak at best for a player who was a candidate for sale during this past summer’s transfer window. All of the signs are now pointing towards an exit as he has officially switched agents and is now being represented by ROOF Agency based out of Grünwald, Germany, as per BuliNews.
The name acronym for the agency stands for Representatives Of Outstanding Footballers, and they represent a handful of high-profile footballing clients. Virgil van Dijk, Serge Gnabry, Kai Havertz, Konrad Laimer, Harvey Elliot, Sadio Mane, Tammy Abraham, and Marc-André ter Stegen, are all ROOF clients, among others.
While changing representation is not a direct admission of wanting to leave Bayern, it is a move that certainly seems to suggest that he is planning on a departure at some point — whether that be the winter or summer window is anybody’s guess. There are certainly clubs interested, but Goretzka would likely want to wind up going to a club where he can get consistent minutes and starts, putting his name back into the conversation with Julian Nagelsmann and the German national team.
Goretzka’s current contract with Bayern runs through June 2026, so the next twelve months is a crucial period for the club in terms of determining what they would like to do with Goretzka. His market value has been on a downward trend due to his significant lack of consistent minutes, and he currently earns roughly 13 million euros per year at Bayern, which is a figure within the top 10 highest paid players at the club.
