FC Bayern has already signed five newcomers in the current transfer period, but the squad planning is not yet complete. While Munich continue to lure Konrad Laimer from RB Leipzig, there could also be movement on the departure side.
Head coach Julian Nagelsmann has five newcomers in Mathys Tel, Matthijs de Ligt, Ryan Gravenberch, Noussair Mazraoui and Sadio Mané. According to consistent media reports, the 35-year-old also wants Konrad Laimer for his team.
According to “kicker”, FC Bayern has already reached an agreement with the 25-year-old, but RB Leipzig has so far hesitated to release it. The reigning cup winner is said to be asking “well over 20 million euros” for the defensive midfielder. For this reason, it cannot be ruled out that “Laimer will not be able to start at Bayern until 2023/24,” writes the specialist magazine. Then the Austrian would be available without a fee.
FC Bayern at Sabitzer probably ready to talk
“We’re in the driver’s seat, when we do things, they have to go according to our ideas. It’s also possible that we keep him and go into a final year of contract and sometimes don’t get a fee,” said Leipzig CEO Oliver Mintzlaff recently on “ServusTV “about Laimer, who is contractually bound to the Saxons until 2023. A move to Bayern Munich seems anything but guaranteed this summer.
While the Munich team still has to be patient with the Austrian, those responsible for sports director Hasan Salihamidzic could let more players go.
According to the “kicker”, FC Bayern would be willing to talk to Marcel Sabitzer should the midfielder approach the club with a change request. The 28-year-old is one of the winners of the preparations in Munich, but the competition on Säbener Straße is certainly tough.
Is Pavard leaving Bayern?
Meanwhile, Benjamin Pavard has to face two new competitors at Bayern Munich. With Noussair Mazraoui at right-back and Matthijs de Ligt in the center of defence, the French world champions had other opponents for a place in the starting XI.
Since then there has been speculation about a possible farewell to the 26-year-old – the outcome is uncertain. As the “kicker” reports, a conversation about the sporting future in Munich remained “on the surface”. Means: It is anything but certain that Pavard will fulfill his contract, which runs until 2024.
The whereabouts of attacker Joshua Zirkzee is apparently not certain either. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, on the other hand, should stay at Bayern Munich, according to the sports magazine.