Sacha Boey's Bayern Future Uncertain as Kompany Continues to Select Him
Sacha Boey’s Bayern future all but over – but Kompany keeps picking him
In the sticky Hong Kong heat, with Aston Villa pushed aside 2-1 in a pre-season friendly, the most intriguing Bayern Munich storyline wasn’t the scoreline. It was the right-back who, by the club’s own admission, is playing his way towards the exit.
Sacha Boey started again for Bayern, just as he had in the 15-0 demolition of FC Rottach-Egern. He ran, tackled, overlapped and, for 80 minutes, looked every bit a man trying to change minds. The problem is that those minds seem firmly made up.
“Sacha’s situation is clear, the club have communicated it clearly. We are looking for a solution,” Vincent Kompany said after the win over Villa in Hong Kong. No ambiguity. No door left half-open.
The pressure on Boey’s future has been public for weeks. Max Eberl, Bayern’s board member for sport, spelled it out at the end of July, grouping Boey with fellow returning loanees Joao Palhinha and Bryan Zaragoza.
“For the three of them, the future will not be at Bayern Munich,” Eberl stated. “If one of them decides to stay here, then it will be relatively tough and complicated for him because he will not play a big role.”
That is the backdrop to every Boey performance this summer: a player trusted enough to start, yet clearly earmarked to leave.
From €30m signing to expendable asset
Boey’s Bayern story has never really settled. Signed from Galatasaray in January 2024 for €30 million, he arrived with the weight of that fee and the expectation that he would lock down the right side of defence. It never quite happened.
Across the following two years, form, rhythm and opportunity never aligned. By the second half of last season he was back at Galatasaray on loan, a return that looked, from the outside, like the prelude to a permanent deal. It didn’t materialise.
Now Bayern are reportedly asking €15 million for the Frenchman. Half the original fee, but still enough to cool interest from the Premier League so far. Clubs in Ligue 1 have also been linked, yet no agreement has dropped into place.
So Boey keeps playing. And Kompany keeps picking him.
Professional to the last
“But ultimately, I am impressed by the way he trains and plays. He gives everything,” Kompany said, underlining why Boey remains part of his pre-season plans despite the club’s stance. “Of course that is what you expect from a professional footballer. But I have seen many players in his situation who are not capable of that.”
That last line matters. Plenty of players frozen out or pushed towards the door drift through sessions, hide in games, or disappear with convenient knocks. Boey has done the opposite.
Unlike many of his teammates, he did not go to the World Cup and did not return with lingering injuries, so he has logged heavy minutes in pre-season. Against Villa, he started again and, by his coach’s assessment, delivered.
“I think he played very well,” Kompany said. In the 80th minute Boey went off after taking a slight knock, but Bayern reported no serious concern. “He seems to be fine. He just took a knock.”
So the strange dynamic continues: a player deemed surplus to requirements, yet one of the sharpest and most available options in the squad right now.
A market stalemate
The sticking point is clear. Bayern want a clean break and a reasonable fee. Interested clubs see a defender who hasn’t fully convinced in Germany, carries a sizeable salary and still costs €15 million.
For Boey, every solid pre-season outing cuts both ways. It reinforces his professionalism and his match sharpness, which should help his market. At the same time, Bayern’s public stance strips away any leverage. Everyone knows they want him out.
Still, the right-back keeps running. Keeps starting. Keeps making himself hard to ignore.
Bayern insist his future lies elsewhere. The question now is which club is willing to meet the price for a player who, despite everything, refuses to drift quietly to the margins.
