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Man Utd target Upamecano will only leave RB Leipzig for...

Dayot Upamecano will only leave RB Leipzig next summer for a Champions League club.

The Mirror says within his new contract, Upamecano also has a new release clause, worth £40million - much less than the £52million in his last deal.

As such, he is widely expected to move next summer, with a deal expected to be sorted before the European Championships.

Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain will likely be at the head of the queue, while Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane is a big fan and could make a move of his own - at some point Los Blancos will need to find a successor to Sergio Ramos.

Manchester United have also been keeping tabs on Upamecano, and their interest will only have intensified following their early season defensive struggles.

However, the club are aware that Upamecano only has interest in leaving RBL in 2021 for a member of Europe's elite playing in the Champions League.

With a desire to become first-choice for his country, where there is astonishing strength in depth at centre-back, he knows he must be competing at European football's top table.

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