Reports: Germany defender Tah agrees Bayern move
Mainz's Jonathan Burkhardt (R) and Leverkusen's Jonathan Tah battle for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FSV Mainz 05 and Bayer Leverkusen at Mewa Arena. Torsten Silz/dpa
Jonathan Tah's completed move to Bayern Munich looks like a matter of time, German media reports said on Saturday.
The Germany defender's deal is up at Bayer Leverkusen on June 30 and the 29-year-old is poised to join their Bundesliga rivals, who are short of centre backs having let Eric Dier join Monaco.
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The reports said the 29-year-old would undergo a medical and sign a four-year deal in the coming weeks.
It is as yet unclear whether he could join Bayern for the Club World Cup given his Leverkusen deal officially covers the first two weeks of the tournament in the United States.
Tah had also been linked in the media with Barcelona.
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