Holger Badstuber, plagued by injuries, is likely to bid farewell to the Munich "Bayern" club forever. The Bavarian club announced on its official website that the current contract with the 28-year-old center-back will not be extended, so he will become a free agent this summer. H. Badstuber, who has been playing in the main "Bayern" team since 2009, was loaned to the Gelsenkirchen "Schalke" team in January, but they did not want to acquire all rights to the German player. "When we loaned Badstuber to the 'Schalke' club, it was clear that he was looking for new experiences abroad after the season. In order to achieve this goal, 'Bayern' would like to wish him the greatest success in the future and thank him for his loyalty to the club for 15 years," said Bayern's director Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. In total, H. Badstuber played 178 matches for "Bayern" and scored two goals. With this team, the German player once triumphed in the UEFA Champions League and even won the German champions title five times. According to reports, Pep Guardiola's "Manchester City" is interested in the player's services.
