Serge Gnabry doesn’t want to leave Bayern Munich this summer, but they want to sell him as he won’t extend his contract.

MUNICH, GERMANY: Serge Gnabry of FC Bayern München looks on during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and VfB Stuttgart at Allianz Arena on May 08, 2022. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)
MUNICH, GERMANY: Serge Gnabry of FC Bayern München looks on during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and VfB Stuttgart at Allianz Arena on May 08, 2022. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)

Serge Gnabry’s situation at Bayern Munich is growing more complex, as player and club continue to disagree on pretty much everything.

Sport1’s Kerry Hau (via iMiaSanMia) reports that whilst Gnabry has rejected the chance to extend his contract with Bayern, he still wants to stay with the club.

The Bundesliga club were reportedly offering Gnabry €10m net per season – so that’s €19m before tax, or £311k-a-week if we put it in Arsenal’s local currency.

Hau claims Bayern wanted to keep the former Arsenal player if he extended his deal (he didn’t), but now they’re likely to push for a sale (which he doesn’t want).

From Gnabry’s perspective, he’s hoping that going into the final year of his contract without a definitive agreement will be beneficial to him.

The winger could draw some eyeballs at the World Cup before opening pre-contract talks with any interested clubs from January onwards.

For Bayern, that’s the worst-case scenario. They’d get another year of football out of Gnabry, but they’d then lose him on a free transfer.

Bayern Munich's German midfielder Serge Gnabry celebrates the 1-1 own goal during the German first division Bundesliga football match between FC Bayern Munich and VfB Stuttgart in Munich, southern Germany on May 8, 2022.(Photo by KERSTIN JOENSSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Bayern Munich’s German midfielder Serge Gnabry celebrates the 1-1 own goal during the German first division Bundesliga football match between FC Bayern Munich and VfB Stuttgart in Munich, southern Germany on May 8, 2022.(Photo by KERSTIN JOENSSON/AFP via Getty Images)

BILD report that on top of Gnabry’s wages, Bayern Munich’s asking price for Gnabry would be €40m (£34m) this summer.

Arsenal have been linked with a move, but there’s really nothing concrete in the English media, and £115m over the course of the deal is a major investment.

In 45 appearances for Bayern in 2021/22, Gnabry has reached 17 goals and eight assists, most recently scoring in the game that won them their 10th consecutive Bundesliga title.

For the German national team, where he plays centrally more regularly, Gnabry has 20 goals in 31 appearances.