The 23-year-old Portuguese international Renato Sanches has agreed to leave Bayern after three years spent in Germany. The transfer was confirmed by the Bundesliga champions and a deal has been arranged for a fee of $20 million with Ligue 1 runners-up OSC Lille.
Sanches has been considered a major disappointment for Bayern. He was signed for a fee of $35 million from Benfica, a price that has risen up to $80 million through different bonuses. He made only 35 caps and scored just one goal in all competitions, and it was against his former team Benfica in the Champions League.
Sanches joined the Premier League team Swansea City on a season-long loan on August 31st of 2017, making only 12 appearances before he was sent back to Bayern. Niko Kovac, the new Bayern coach decided to give Renato one last chance at Bayern and he became Bayern’s best player in September 2018. At the start of the new 2018-19 season, Sanches replaced Tomas Muller on opening day against Hertha but at the post-game interview, Renato stated that he wants to leave in order to play more regularly.
Renato is expected to be promoted as Lille’s new player in the next 48 hours.
