"It has been an injury-laden tenure at Bayern Munich for Japanese defender Hiroki Itō, who has suffered multiple metatarsal issues ever since he joined from VfB Stuttgart. He's spent most of his time out injured after originally picking up the long-term problem in preseason ahead of the 2024/25 season and he's not made more than 30 appearances across all competitions for the German Rekordmeister - far from what Bayern expected when the brought him in for just shy of 25 million euros."
"Per information from tz's Philipp Kessler and Vinzent Tschirpke (via @iMiaSanMia), Bayern are leaving the door open to the Japanese international potentially leaving the club this summer, just two seasons after he was purchased from Stuttgart. There would have to be a suitable offer for him to leave, though, so that Bayern could not wind up in a position where they've lost a great deal on their investment."
"Itō's current contract with Bayern runs through June 2028 and he is currently valuated around 18 million euros after his injury plagued seasons in Munich, as per transfermarkt. The club have already made it clear that they plan on bringing in reinforcements during the summer transfer window and they might very well decide it's time to cut their losses with him. His market value has been on a steady decline over the course of the past two seasons that he's primarily spent sidelined through injury."
"Max Eberl, alongside Christoph Freund, has been tasked with the difficult job of trying to reduce Bayern's overall wage bill, which is a difficult task when balancing incoming players as well as key contract extensions, but offloading Itō for the right price could very well be something that aids those efforts."
Hiroki Itō has struggled with recurring metatarsal problems since joining Bayern Munich from VfB Stuttgart, spending much of his time injured since preseason ahead of 2024/25. He has not reached 30 appearances across all competitions and has fallen short of Bayern’s expectations for a transfer fee of just under 25 million euros. Bayern may allow the Japanese international to leave this summer, but only if an appropriate offer prevents a major loss on the investment. His contract runs through June 2028 and his valuation is around 18 million euros. Bayern plans summer reinforcements and aims to reduce the wage bill, with offloading Itō potentially helping those efforts.
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