Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic announced the club has reached an agreement to sign RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano.

Salihamidzic confirmed the news to Sport Bild’s Christian Falk, adding that the 22-year-old center-back will arrive at Bayern this summer on a five-year contract.

There’s reportedly a release clause in the French international’s Leipzig contract worth around €45 million.

Salihamidzic initially went public with Bayern’s interest in the highly-rated defender last month, confirming reports that the Bavarians were in talks to sign Upamecano.

It’s understood that Bayern view Upamecano as an ideal replacement for David Alaba, who’s expected to depart the club after over 10 years when his contract expires this summer.

Chelsea and Liverpool were recently linked with Upamecano, while Manchester United have shifted their attention to other targets after showing interest last summer.

Upamecano has appeared in over 100 matches in all competitions for RB Leipzig since his arrival from Red Bull Salzburg in 2017.

Neymar will miss Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League match against Barcelona next week after picking up an adductor injury.

The injury is expected to sideline the 29-year-old for up to four weeks, PSG announced Thursday.

“Neymar Jr. suffered a lesion to the left adductor on Wednesday evening. After analysis of clinical exams and scans, it is expected that he’ll be out for around four weeks depending on the evolution of the injury,” the team stated.

PSG take on Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 meeting on Feb. 16 at the Camp Nou.

The timeframe provided by PSG suggests Neymar could be available for the second leg on March 10 at the Parc des Princes.

The Brazilian star suffered the knock during PSG’s win over Caen on Wednesday when he was brought down by a heavy challenge in the second half.

Manchester City are waiting until the right moment to make another move for Lionel Messi.

Unlike Paris Saint-Germain, who’ve publicly courted the Argentine in recent months, City are keeping a low profile in the hopes of securing his exit from Barcelona, sources told ESPN’s Moises Llorens and Rodrigo Faez.

PSG have reportedly angered officials at Barcelona with their aggressive tactics. Sporting director Leonardo, manager Mauricio Pochettino, and former teammate and friend Neymar have all made it clear they would like to have Messi in Paris.

City have yet to make any such comments about the 33-year-old’s future. Manager Pep Guardiola has even called on the six-time Ballon d’Or winner to finish his career at Barcelona.

A source told ESPN that Messi doesn’t like “all that noise in the media” and that PSG are “making a mistake” by pursuing him publicly.

In December, Neymar expressed his desire to reunite with Messi next season, saying, “I want to play with him for sure.” Neymar and Leonardo reportedly discussed plans to sign Messi last summer.

Angel Di Maria, one of Messi’s international teammates on the Argentinian national team, fueled rumors when he said earlier this month that there’s a “big possibility” Messi will join PSG.

Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman said PSG were being disrespectful with their comments, and that Di Maria in particular showed a “lack of respect.”

City appear to have adopted a much quieter approach. Since Guardiola spoke to Messi on the phone last year, a number of people on City’s staff have reportedly remained in contact with the player’s entourage.

As a pending free agent, Messi is now allowed to negotiate with other teams and sign a pre-contract agreement with any club. He recently promised to wait until the end of the season to make a decision.

Hungary has landed another prestigious Champions League fixture.

UEFA confirmed Monday that Borussia Monchengladbach’s last-16 home leg against Manchester City will be held at Budapest’s Puskas Arena on Feb. 24. The English club was barred from traveling to Germany due to a local travel ban on countries hit by new, more contagious COVID-19 variants.

Liverpool face RB Leipzig at the same venue on Feb. 16.

“UEFA would like to thank Borussia VfL 1900 Monchengladbach and Manchester City FC for their close cooperation and support, as well as the Hungarian Football Federation for their assistance and agreeing to host the match in question,” UEFA’s statement read.

The opening match of the teams’ doubleheader represents their fifth Champions League meeting. City notched three wins and one draw over the 2015-16 and 2016-17 group stages, outscoring Monchengladbach 11-4.