"The last few weeks of the winter transfer window at Bayern Munich were dominated by the future of Leon Goretzka. Atletico Madrid had made an offer for the German midfielder, but he decided to stay in Munich. The defending Bundesliga champions confirmed that Goretzka will leave the club at the end of the season on a free transfer. Atletico Madrid were not the only club that attempted to sign Goretzka in the final week of the transfer window."
"According to Bild's Christian Falk and Heiko Niedderer (via iMiaSanMia), Arsenal had made a bid for Goretzka on deadline day. The German midfielder declined the offer, but the North London side can be an option for him in the summer. Arsenal were looking for a midfielder on deadline day since Mikel Merino had been ruled out for several weeks due to a serious injury. Goretzka would have been a good replacement for Merino, but he was content to stay in Munich for the rest of the season."
Leon Goretzka turned down deadline-day offers and will leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season on a free transfer. Atletico Madrid and Arsenal both pursued him during the winter window, with Arsenal bidding after Mikel Merino's injury. Goretzka opted to remain in Munich to pursue silverware as Bayern chase a treble and aim to regain the Bundesliga while remaining in the Champions League and DFB Pokal. Significant summer interest from Atletico, Italian and English clubs is expected, with past interest from Manchester United and West Ham. Bayern plan to sign a young midfielder and promote Aleksandar Pavlovic and Tom Bischof.
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