5 Bundesliga Players That Would Improve Barcelona

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#4 Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen v Bayern Muenchen - DFB Cup Semi Final
Tah in action for Leverkusen during their DFB Cup semi-final defeat to Bayern

One player who can count himself unlucky not to be travelling to Russia for the World Cup next week is Bayer Leverkusen centre-back Jonathan Tah.

Tah, 22, signed a contract extension through to the 2022/23 campaign back in late February but is still being monitored by a number of top European sides.

The German's impressive displays at the back for Leverkusen, despite their collective inconsistencies, means that he immediately sticks out as a quality performer - especially against tougher opposition - given he relishes challenges.

What's also interesting is that he's drawn comparisons to Bayern's Jerome Boateng, who is himself a reliable defensive presence when fit. Tah is a physically imposing specimen, one who is dominant in the air, deceptively quick but crucially also quite comfortable with the ball at his feet.

That's something that many have learned to appreciate as modern-day football has evolved, so it's not hard to see how he would settle at Barcelona in a similar way to that of Samuel Umtiti.

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