Bayern Munich
€65m-rated Chelsea star wanted by European giants, he’s considering his future – report
Bayern Munich could make an approach to sign Chelsea striker Timo Werner this summer, Football Insider reports. The Germany international was regularly linked with Bayern last summer before joining the Blues from RB Leipzig for €53 million. He registered 12 goals and 15 assists from 51 appearances last term but was still disappointing with multiple scoring chances missed. A recent report claimed that Werner is considering his Blues future and could leave the club if they sign a new striker this summer. It was suggested that he would prefer a return to the Bundesliga, and Bayern have now been credited with fresh interest in signing him. The club are eyeing a long-term successor for Robert Lewandowski, and manager Julian Nagelsmann is keen on a reunion with Werner. Sportslens view:...
£120,000-a-week Chelsea star makes transfer decision amid Bayern Munich swap rumours – report
Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi has no plans of leaving the club amid the recent speculation linking him with Bayern Munich, The Sun reports. The 20-year-old has struggled to nail down a regular starting role, and he was a regular on the bench for most of the previous campaign. It was recently reported that the Blues could be willing to include Hudson-Odoi as a makeweight to sign Bayern’s Kingsley Coman. Bayern are long-term admirers of the Blues graduate, but it appears that the forward has no plans of leaving the European champions this summer. He has three years left on his current £120,000-a-week deal and is prepared to fight for his place under Thomas Tuchel than move elsewhere. Sportslens view: Hudson-Odoi was regarded as one of the best players coming through the youth ranks ...
Chelsea plan ambitious swap deal to sign £77m Liverpool transfer target – report
Chelsea are planning to offer Callum Hudson-Odoi in a potential part-exchange deal for Bayern Munich attacker Kingsley Coman, L’Equipe reports. Coman had an impressive 2020/21 campaign for the Bavarian giants, registering eight goals and 15 assists from 39 appearances in all competitions. He has another two years left on his contract, but talks over an extension have reached a standstill with Bayern’s hierarchy reluctant to meet his wage demands. Bayern are willing to offer a €4 million raise on Coman’s €9m annual wages. However, he is holding out for a similar package to Leroy Sane, who earns €18m per year. They are not actively looking to sell him but have set an asking price of €90m (£77m). The Blues are hoping to reduce the valuation by offering Hudson-Odoi in excha...
Turkish club interested in Bayern Munich midfielder
Bayern Munich will be looking to offload their fringe players before the start of the 21/22 season. One of those players is Michaël Cuisance, who faces an uncertain future. According to Webaslan, Turkish club Galatasaray are interested in signing the Frenchman, though Bild reports that Bayern Munich have not received an official offer. Cuisance joined Bayern in 2019 from Borussia Monchengladbach, but struggled to break into the Bayern squad. Bayern have shown their desire to sell the young midfielder, who they consider a ‘difficult character’, and they offered him to several potential buyers in the summer of 2020 before eventually sending him off on loan to Olympique Marseille. The loan expired this summer, but Marseille chose not the activate the €18m option to buy as Cuisance failed to i...
Friendly preview: FC. Köln vs. Bayern Munich
Bayern will kick off their set of pre-season friendlies against FC. Köln this Saturday at 6pm GMT. Köln will be hoping to start off the season strongly after narrowly avoiding relegation to the Bundesliga 2 in the 2020/21 season. This will be Julian Nagelsmann’s first game in charge of Bayern Munich, and he will look to make a first strong impression, though he will have to do so without many of his star players at his disposal, namely Robert Lewandowski, who are still on break following their appearance in international tournaments this summer. Bayern will not be the only team with a new manager, as Köln have brought in new manager Steffen Baumgart from Paderborn. This will be Nagelsmann’s first game in charge of the German giants. With much of the senior Bayern players still away, this w...
“It was a tough choice” – former Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich star announces retirement
Arjen Robben has announced his retirement from football today. The former Netherlands international initially hung up his boots in 2019 before reversing the decision to return to his first club Groningen last season. Injuries and the coronavirus pandemic derailed the winger’s second stint. He has now announced his retirement with an emotional message on Twitter Beste voetbalvrienden, Ik heb besloten om te stoppen met mijn actieve voetbalcarrière. Een heel moeilijke keuze. Ik wil iedereen bedanken voor alle hartverwarmende steun! Groetjes, Arjen pic.twitter.com/aAEdxdL5tU — Arjen Robben (@ArjenRobben) July 15, 2021 “I have decided to end my active football career,” he wrote. “It was a tough choice. I want to thank everyone for their heart-warming support!” The club also issued a statement: ...
Bayern Munich star considering transfer, with Man City and Real Madrid interested
Robert Lewandowski is considering leaving Bayern Munich this summer, according to Sky Sports journalist Marc Behrenbeck (via Football Daily). Lewandowski joined Bayern Munich in 2014 on a free transfer following the expiry of his contract at rivals Borussia Dortmund. Since then, he has enjoyed a highly successful time at the Allianz Arena. Lewandowski has been sensational for Bayern Munich In his 329 appearances in all competitions for the Bavarians, he has scored a staggering 294 goals. This has helped his side to seven Bundesliga titles, three DFB Pokals, and a Champions League. However, there are rumours that the Poland international could be on his way out of the Bundesliga this transfer window. Behrenbeck claims that the striker feels like his story at Bayern is complete and now wishe...
Bayern Munich & Red Devils reportedly want Everton defender, he wants Goodison Park exit
Everton left-back Thierry Small is trying to leave the Merseyside club this summer, reports The Athletic’s Greg O’Keeffe. Manchester United and Arsenal are interested in luring the 16-year-old away from Goodison Park, while Bayern Munich are also monitoring his situation. Small is yet to return to training, missing the full first week under new Everton manager Rafa Benitez and opting to undertake one-on-one training sessions with a private strength and conditioning coach instead. The Toffees have prepared a first professional contract for him ahead of his 17th birthday on August 1, and he had been given a locker in the first-team changing room at Finch Farm. However, everything is pointing towards an exit as it stands. Sportslens View Small became Everton’s youngest ever player when he rep...
Messi miles ahead of Bayern and Chelsea stars in Ballon D’Or race
The 2020/21 season has officially come to a close, and it’s around this time when we start to speculate about our award winners. The Ballon d’Or is the most high profile individual award in the game, recognising the world’s best player from the past 12 months. With the season over, we’re now looking at our potential winners. Two months ago, we compiled a list of the leading candidates for the prize. Since then, we’ve had a Champions League final and a summer of international football. Some of the list has aged well. Other parts….not so much (whose idea was it to give Antoine Griezmann an honourable mention?). Anyway, two months on, and we now have a clearer picture of who our 2021 Ballon d’Or winner could be. Lionel Messi The Copa America has tipped the balance in Messi’s favour As things ...
Nagelsmann experiments with back three in Bayern Munich training
New Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann has given another show of the tactical flexibility he exhibited at RB Leipzig and Hoffenheim, where he often switched between a back three and back four. He stated his commitment to a back four earlier this week, testing the centre-back pairing of Tanguy Nianzou and marquee summer signing Dayot Upamecano. However, he opted for a different formation in the Thursday training session. He used Nianzou, Upamecano and Josip Stanisic in a back three, with Bouna Sarr and Omar Richards as wing-backs. Much of the Bayern squad is not present in training yet, so the return of key defensive figures such as Niklas Süle, Benjamin Pavard, Alphonso Davies and Lucas Hernandez are likely to change the composition of the defensive line-up quite a bit. Nagelsman...
Dutch FA opens talks with Louis van Gaal over return to national team
Louis van Gaal has moved a step closer to returning as Netherlands coach for a third time after meeting with Dutch football association officials to discuss the job, local media reported on Friday. The reports said the 69-year-old held talks at his home in Portugal on Thursday with KNVB directors Nico-Jan Hoogma and Eric Gudde, who are responsible for the choice of a new coach after Frank de Boer’s resignation. De Boer resigned after their Euro 2020 last-16 defeat to Czech Republic on June 27 and the KNVB said it would move swiftly to find a replacement, with the team set to resume their World Cup qualification campaign in September. Van Gaal, who officially retired in 2019 but stepped away from the game two years earlier after leaving Manchester United, had two previous spells at the helm...
German football gets green light for fan return next season
Bundesliga clubs and other German sports venues will be allowed to welcome up to 25,000 spectators from next month, the city of Berlin said on Tuesday after a meeting of officials from Germany’s 16 states. Most matches in Germany’s top football league were played behind closed doors last season because of the Covid-19 virus. The new Bundesliga season starts on August 13 and with infection rates having fallen sharply, sports stadiums could be at 50 percent capacity, with the total number per match or event capped at 25,000. The only exception is reigning Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, where up to 20,000 fans will be allowed into home games at the 75,000-capacity Allianz Arena because officials in Bavaria are allowing only 35 percent of capacity. The new rules apply until September 11 a...
