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Jonathan Tah made 49 appearances for Bayer Leverkusen this season Bayern Munich have announced defender Jonathan Tah is joining them on a free transfer from Bayer Leverkusen. The Germany international, 29, has signed a four-year contract with the Bundesliga champions. "I'm very happy to be at Bayern, " Tah said. "I want to take on responsibility here and work hard every day so that we're successful as a team and win lots of trophies together. " Tah spent 10 seasons with Leverkusen, winning the Bundesliga and German Cup double unbeaten during the 2023-24 season under manager Xabi Alonso, who joined Real Madrid on Sunday. He also featured as Alonso's side defeated Stuttgart on penalties to win the German Super Cup last August. Having decided against renewing his Leverkusen contract, the defender was linked to a number of clubs including Premier League trio Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, as well as La Liga giants Barcelona and Real Madrid. But he has joined Vincent Kompany's Bayern, who saw former Spurs defender Eric Dier leave for Ligue 1 side Monaco earlier this month. "In Tah, we've acquired a player with international experience and quality who won't need much time to establish himself in our defence, " said Bayern sporting director Christoph Freund. Tah has won 35 caps for Germany after making his international debut in 2016. He is part of head coach Julian Nagelsmann's squad to play Portugal in the semi-finals of the Nations League on Wednesday, with the winner facing either France or Spain in the final three days later. Bayern won the 2024-25 German Bundesliga title, finishing 13 points above second-placed Leverkusen. Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast Get football news sent straight to your phone Root hits fifty as England build strong platform against Windies Amad makes obscene gesture after 'personal abuse' 'I'm being forced to choose between Olympics and Only Fans' Tracing one man's 1, 500-mile walk through the American South Ambulance paramedics respond to injuries caused by a dog Hannah visits the National Highways control centre Exploring pop-star documentaries Widely mocked, wildly celebrated - how Chelsea won the Conference League 'Look at him crying' - Littler's rise in his own words 'Retirement is terrifying - but Fury's not done' Experts rank their stars of the Champions League season. Video Experts rank their stars of the Champions League season Why US Open comes at crucial moment for women's golf How Antony became a 'hero in Betis' after Man Utd sadness Why does Cunha want Man Utd move and where does he fit? In Pictures: Sporting photos of the week She made keeping cool and fought off-field battles - so why is Earps retiring now? 'Why support a team that loses? ' - how fans in Asia moved on from Man Utd How Schmid screengrab reignited putter debate Who made Opta's team of the season? F1 Q&A: Would Monaco have been better without two-stop rule? 'Simply sublime' - Arsenal youngster Dowman scores brilliant goal. Video'Simply sublime' - Arsenal youngster Dowman scores brilliant goal Who were 'superb'? Who were an 'utter shambles'? Mc Nulty's season review From yachts to pit stops: Monaco GP in pictures 'Big Four' reunite at Nadal's French Open farewell F1: Chequered Flag. Audio F1: Chequered Flag How Mc Tominay became a Napoli icon after Man Utd exit From winning i Pods to Grand Slams - Djokovic's 100 titles Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.