Rafael Leão, Nico Williams, Bradley Barcola and Eberechi Eze are amongst Bayern Munich’s potential targets after lacking out on the signing of Bayer Leverkusen starlet Florian Wirtz, sources instructed ESPN.
Wirtz, who’s at present on vacation following the UEFA Nations League finals, is about to quickly full his switch to Liverpool, after ESPN reported final week that the Premier League champions had agreed a deal that would rise to €136 million.
The German champions had their sights set on the playmaker however suffered a setback when Wirtz instructed the membership that he’d relatively be part of Liverpool.
Director of sport Max Eberl and sporting director Christoph Freund, who’re at present with the workforce on the FIFA Membership World Cup, have a wide range of various names on their record.
The German champions know that they should add no less than one difference-maker to the squad and that signing a revered Bundesliga winger akin to Freiburg’s Ritsu Doan, who has attracted Bayern’s curiosity as a backup possibility for the assault, would not be sufficient, sources added.
Thomas Müller and Leroy Sané will go away the membership following the Membership World Cup. Bayern supplied Sané a contract extension with a base wage of €12 million however have been rejected by the German worldwide who as a substitute determined to affix Turkish champions Galatasaray.
Kingsley Coman might additionally depart if Bayern obtain a profitable provide, sources stated. The France winger was seemingly on his means out however, having proven no real interest in a transfer to Saudi Arabia, there are at present no potential locations on the horizon.
“After all, you get the sensation that we must always do one thing,” midfielder Joshua Kimmich stated on Saturday. “As a result of Flo [Wirtz] doesn’t come. As a result of Leroy [Sané] will likely be gone. As a result of Thomas [Müller] will likely be gone.”
For a while, it seemed like Bayern might significantly pursue Rafael Leão however AC Milan’s excessive calls for have cooled the Bavarians’ curiosity, sources stated. The membership have been able to pay a charge upwards of €100 million for Wirtz, however they seem like extra hesitant to take a position that form of cash for one more midfielder or winger.
Considerably cheaper than Leão may very well be Athletic Membership winger Nico Williams, who has a launch clause of roughly €60 million in his contract. Williams has been significantly linked with Barcelona, and Bayern are conscious of Williams’ obvious want to affix the LaLiga champions, however stay eager about case a deal falls by means of.
One other candidate the place Bayern are in a disadvantageous place is Barcola. The 22-year-old has simply received the UEFA Champions League with Paris Saint-Germain and is seemingly valued extremely by supervisor Luis Enrique. Regardless, Eberl has contacted Barcola’s agent once more in latest days to inquire whether or not the participant might probably be eager about leaving Paris for Bayern, sources stated.
Eberl tried to accumulate Barcola’s companies in 2023, when Barcola was nonetheless underneath contract at Lyon and Eberl was director of sport at RB Leipzig. On the time, Eberl was in direct contact with the participant.
However even when Barcola might think about leaving Paris for Bayern this summer time, negotiations might turn out to be tough, and a possible deal would possibly exceed what the German champions are keen to pay.
Eze, in the meantime is in demand after his performances with Crystal Palace and England, with ESPN reporting that he is also a goal for Manchester United.
Eberl is underneath rising stress following the occasions of the previous few months, together with the prolonged contract negotiations with Alphonso Davies and Kimmich and the failed try to signal Wirtz. Whereas he’s not solely chargeable for Wirtz’s choice, Eberl is aware of that he should ship in the course of the switch window.
“The switch window is open till September 1. Loads of water will go down the Isar — or the Ohio River,” Eberl stated whereas in Cincinnati for Bayern’s opening Membership World Cup recreation.
