Bayern Munich is in the process of completing the signing of midfielder Ryan Gravenberch from Ajax. This comes days after the club completed a deal for his teammate, right back Noussair Mazraoui.
Expected to sign a contract until 2027, the official announcement of the 20-year-old player’s arrival at the club may be delayed until after the completion of his medical and final paperwork.
Gravenberch’s transfer fee is expected to be in the region of €19 million, with add-ons potentially raising it to €25 million. This fee would make Gravenberch the second most expensive signing under the age of 20 in history, behind Renato Sanchez who joined Bayern Munich from Benfica for a price tag of €35 million in 2016. He will also become the joint most-expensive Dutch signing in Bayern’s history, matching the €25 million price tag for Arjen Robben back in 2009.
The holding mid is expected to receive a significant bump in salary. Earning €4 million before taxes per season at Ajax, Gravenberch is expected to earn a cool €10 million per season upon his arrival at the Allianz Arena.
With an estimated market value of €35 million, Gravenberch is currently the highest valued player in the Dutch Eredivisie. Since breaking into Ajax’s first team during the 2020/21 season, Gravenberch has won back-to-back league titles as well as the 2020/21 Dutch Cup.
