The January transfer window is only two months away, and clubs are beginning to identify their targets ahead of the second half of the campaign.

According to reports in Germany, Barcelona manager Hansi Flick is a huge fan of Jonathan Tah, and wants the Germany international to move to the Spotify Camp Nou.

The Bayern Munich centre-back has been a regular for Vincent Kompany's side since joining them in 2025, and is a long-time target of the Spanish champions.

Barcelona make approach for 'unlikely' transfer

Sky Sports Germany reports that Barcelona have made an initial approach to try to sign Tah from Bayern Munich in the winter.

The Spaniards have not made any form of progress in the deal, as their German counterparts consider the 30-year-old to be a key member of their squad.

In addition to this situation, the German centre-back, himself, is unwilling to leave the Allianz Arena in the winter.

This combination of circumstances means that a deal for Tah is highly unlikely, therefore making it necessary for the Spanish giants and their director Deco to set their sights elsewhere.

Tah has already appeared 13 times across all competitions this season, his second in Munich, having played 54 times in his debut campaign for the club.

Why Barcelona are keen on Jonathan Tah

Jonathan Tah is not a newly-conceived transfer target for Barcelona, as they have been in pursuit of the veteran for the best part of two years.

Flick identified the German as a good option to be signed as a free agent when he decided to leave Bayer Leverkusen in the summer of 2025 and he appeared to be headed to Catalunya, only for Bayern Munich to snap him up.

Now, Flick wants to bring in more experience at the back, particularly given the injury-prone nature of Andreas Christensen.

He has had to work with teenager Pau Cubarsi and left-back Gerard Martin as his fit options at centre-back for much of the season so far, with all of Christensen, Eric Garcia, and Jules Kounde spending time on the sidelines.

Naturally, the German tactician has turned to a trusted player as his choice of reinforcement, having previously worked with Tah in the Germany national team.

Unlike several of the defenders at the Spanish club, Tah has proven to be very reliable in terms of his fitness, hardly missing games through injury in his senior career.

He played 402 times in a decade at Bayer Leverkusen before joining Bayern last year.

Tah is well-accustomed to Flick's high-risk, high-reward style and would need no extra time to come to grips with the style, making him a perfect plug-and-play option.

On a different note, Tah's teenage cousin Mikael Baza is on the books of La Blaugrana, having joined the club in the summer.

They would have tried to lure Tah to Spain to possibly team up with his cousin someday, but it has not worked.