The total transfer fee is now expected to be around 17 million euros plus bonuses, around four million more than originally planned.
“In football you always have to be flexible, and so we have reacted again due to the current situation,” explains sports director Christoph Freund. “Such an agreement involves three parties, and we are happy that Bryan Zaragoza is joining us earlier than actually agreed. Bryan sees his future at FC Bayern – this future begins now. We are very pleased that he is already with us will strengthen in the second half of the season.”
Zaragoza says: “I’m moving to FC Bayern to continue to grow here in one of the biggest clubs in the world. I’m very grateful to FC Granada for the wonderful time we had together and everything this club made possible for me. I’ll never forget that . I also feel a lot of support at FC Bayern now. I’m looking forward to what’s to come. We have high goals.”
The 22-year-old had traveled to Munich in the early hours of the morning and was training individually on Thursday before the deal was announced. The timing prevented him from participating in team training.
Zaragoza had already posted a picture of him signing the contract weeks ago that he was “happy and excited to start a new challenge in my life.” He is making “a dream” come true. Freund praised the Spaniard back then as a “strong, very fast and extremely agile winger. He is unpredictable, dangerous to score and very good in one-on-one situations.” According to Freund, Zaragoza, who made his debut in Spain’s national team in October, has been “on our radar for a long time.”