Chelsea target Sule 'open' to Bayern departure next season
Stefan Bienkowski
- 7 Oct 2021 18:55 BST
- 5 min read
Bayern Munich central defender Niklas Sule has revealed that he is “open in every direction” about his future at the club.
The Germany international has played a vital role in Julian Nagelsmann start as the new head coach of the Bavarian club, with six starts from the club’s first seven league matches of the season.
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However, Sule’s contract at Bayern is set to expire at the end of the season and has been heavily linked with a move to Chelsea over the course of the last 12 months.
And while Sule has openly considered the prospect of signing a new contract extension with the German champions, he has also left plenty of space for a potential departure from the club next year.
’I still have to figure out what’s best for me’
"Of course I'm thinking about my future, but I can't say what it will bring,” said the Bayern defender in an interview with Suddeutsche Zeitung.
“My family and I are very happy in Munich, but I still have to figure out what's best for me. I never said I definitely have to leave, but I never said I definitely have to stay either"
"I know that I owe a lot to Bayern, but I also think Bayern can be very happy with the transfer they made with me back then. If both sides come to the conclusion that we still are a good fit, I would do everything I can to stay here."
"Otherwise I could imagine saying: I'm a free agent and I will try something new. Everything is open in every direction. I can imagine anything.”
"I know what I have at the club. But I also know that such decisions are always about trust. Trust from me to the club, but especially vice versa.”
