India, Jan. 31 -- Leon Goretzka is set to leave Bayern Munich when his contract expires at the end of the season after turning down the chance for a January transfer. The German midfielder has been with Bayern since 2018, winning the Champions League in 2020, and is chasing a seventh Bundesliga title with the club this season.

"His journey at Bayern will be over in the summer," Bayern's sporting director Christoph Freund said ahead of the club's Bundesliga game against Hamburger SV on Saturday. He added the club and Goretzka had held talks over "concrete inquiries" from other teams but that Goretzka wanted to see out the remaining months of his contract because of Bayern's strong form this season.

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