The EIGHT Bayern Munich players out of contract in 2026 and what their futures hold

Bayern Munich have some big decisions to make this summer about the players that have entered the final year of their contracts.

In fact, they have had to make some big decisions before then, with the likes of Leroy Sane, Thomas Muller and Joshua Kimmich coming to the end of their contracts in 2025. Ultimately, Muller and Sane have been let go, whereas Kimmich has renewed his deal.

To avoid being in a similar position next year, the Bundesliga giants will have to decide whether to renew or sell the next batch of players with expiring deals.

Jamal Musiala was due to be out of contract in 2026 but signed a new extension until 2030 earlier this year. But will Bayern Munich be giving new deals to anyone else who’s in the same boat as he was?

Here, TEAMtalk takes a look at the eight Bayern players who are now in the final year of their contracts and what the future may hold for them.

Serge Gnabry

• Appearances last season: 47
• Goals last season: 7
• Weekly salary: €362,885
• Annual salary: €18.87m

Gnabry has been on Bayern’s books since 2017 and a part of their first-team squad since 2018, making him one of their longest-serving players.

The winger hit double figures of goals in each of his first five seasons at Bayern, but failed to in both of the past two seasons as some injury issues caught up with him.

He only made four full-90-minute appearances in the Bundesliga in 2024-25.

Bayern want to replenish their options on the wing for next season, which might lead to Gnabry becoming a casualty.

However, there’s also a feeling in Germany that the former Arsenal player – who turned 30 in July – might dig his heels in to stay for the last year of his contract.

Bayern will be on the lookout for buyers, though, for a player whose effectiveness seems to be waning – bearing in mind his pace has been one of his biggest attributes historically, and that’s only going to go in one direction now – despite his previous peaks.

Leon Goretzka

• Appearances last season: 43
• Goals last season: 6
• Weekly salary: €250,000
• Annual salary: €13m

Similarly to Gnabry, Goretzka has been backed to see out the last year of his contract, despite Bayern preferring to regenerate his position.

Goretzka joined Bayern from Schalke in 2018 and has made more than 260 appearances for the club. He pops up with useful goals, too.

Bayern have been privately clear on their stance that Goretzka is available to leave this summer, despite Bayern boss Vincent Kompany calling him a role model in January and board member Max Eberl echoing similar thoughts.

The midfielder changed his agents in November, but that wasn’t necessarily a sign of him wanting to move. The 30-year-old has eyes on an eighth season in Munich, but it remains to be seen if he will be granted it.

Goretzka earns a salary of €13m a year, which might not be sustainable if his gametime is going to reduce further (he only started 13 times in the 2024-25 Bundesliga season).

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Raphael Guerreiro

• Appearances last season: 38
• Goals last season: 5
• Weekly salary: €153,846
• Annual salary: €8m

Bayern utilised the free-agency market to sign Raphael Guerreiro in 2023 after he had built up seven years of Bundesliga experience with Borussia Dortmund.

The left-back has since played more than 50 times for Bayern and was a fairly regular starter last season (sometimes even at right-back).

At 31, the Portugal international’s best years might be behind him, but his experience is useful for the group.

Bayern were bracing themselves to lose Alphonso Davies this summer until they convinced him to renew, so Guerreiro is unlikely to be a regular starter next season.

They could listen to offers for him this summer to avoid a free exit in 2026, but may also be content with him as a rotation option.

Manuel Neuer

• Appearances last season: 40
• Goals conceded last season: 32
• Weekly salary: €403,846
• Annual salary: €21m

Bayern announced in early February that Neuer had extended his contract until the end of next season, which will be the goalkeeping legend’s 15th at the club.

With more than 550 appearances to his name for Bayern, the 2014 World Cup winner will go down as an all-time great. All good things must come to an end, but when will that be for Neuer?

After turning 39 in March, Neuer is Bayern’s most experienced player. In January, though, they started glancing to the future of their goalkeeping department by signing Jonas Urbig from Koln.

And Neuer acknowledges he will start sharing his gametime more with Urbig next season – although he hasn’t ruled out staying at Bayern beyond then.

“The club and I wanted to extend for one year. We’ll see what happens,” Neuer said when addressing his latest contract renewal.

“We’ve discussed things and will obviously try to make sure Jonas can develop. That can only happen when he plays.

“That will only happen in discussion with the coach and the goalkeeping team. I think he’s really good, he has integrated well in the middle of a season.”

Neuer is currently scheduled to stay at Bayern until he is 40. If he wants to remain any longer, a pay-cut would almost certainly have to be explored. But there can be little harm in keeping him around as a mentor figure.

Dayot Upamecano

• Appearances last season: 38
• Goals last season: 2
• Weekly salary: €192,308
• Annual salary: €10m

After Musiala’s recent contract extension, there is optimism in Germany that Upamecano will be the next big name to sign a new deal with Bayern.

Discussions with the defender have been going well, which could lead to him committing to the club for the remainder of his prime years.

Upamecano is now 26 years old and recently enjoyed his fourth season at Bayern since a move from RB Leipzig in the summer of 2021.

Christoph Freund on Dayot Upamecano and the possibility of a new contract: “Dayot is on a really good path. He has become a leader. He’s playing well and consistently at a high level. I’m very happy for him because he has always faced a lot of criticism. We hope that he will play… pic.twitter.com/rNAz8mecC2

— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) February 16, 2025

The expectation is that Bayern will tie him down until 2029, when he will be 30 years old, with the option of an extra year.

On the topic of a renewal, Upamecano said in January: “I still have time. But I’m very happy. With the development, with our team, with the relationship with Vincent Kompany. I hope to continue.”

Nothing is finalised yet, with the player’s salary still to be decided if he is to agree a new deal, but there hasn’t been much panic-induced talk of a sale yet either.

Jonah Kusi-Asare

• Appearances last season: 1
• Goals last season: 0
• Weekly salary: N/A
• Annual salary: N/A

Kusi-Asare is an 18-year-old forward who joined Bayern in February 2024 and made his Bundesliga debut in April 2025 as a substitute for Harry Kane.

According to reports in Germany, he has been attracting interest from other clubs for either a loan or permanent transfer.

Lennart Karl

• Appearances last season: 1
• Goals last season: 0
• Weekly salary: N/A
• Annual salary: N/A

Karl made his first-team debut for Bayern at the Club World Cup at the age of 17. An attacking midfielder who joined their system in 2022, he has been backed to stick around in the first-team squad as a rotation option on the right wing.

Tarek Buchmann

• Appearances last season: 0
• Goals last season: 0
• Weekly salary: €2,885
• Annual salary: €150,000

Buchmann has still not managed to make his senior debut for Bayern, with whom his time has been interrupted by injuries.

Earlier this year, there was talk of a contract extension and loan move for the defender, since he still has believers in his potential at the club.