FC Bayern is currently undergoing one of the biggest upheavals in recent years. With Robert Lewandowski, the German record champion loses the top scorer of recent decades, but has already prominently strengthened with Sadio Mané and the Ajax duo Ryan Gravenberch and Noussair Mazraoui. There is uncertainty at Bayern’s management level as to whether the dominance of the Bundesliga for many years will be maintained.
FC Bayern have been German champions ten times in a row in recent years and also won the Champions League twice during this period (2013 and 2020). An eleventh time is to follow, although the competition, especially Borussia Dortmund, has positioned itself with an aggressive transfer policy.
Above all, the departure of two-time world footballer Robert Lewandowski from Munich leaves big question marks in the management level on Säbener Straße.
As the “kicker” reports, the alarm has already been sounded internally. The management committees are talking about a “difficult, challenging 2022/2023 season”. The renewed title defense in the Bundesliga is therefore not taken for granted.
According to the media report, the fact that no one-to-one replacement for Robert Lewandowski can be transferred for the center forward position continues to bother the squad planners around sports director Hasan Salihamidzic.
Harry Kane is probably “untouchable” for FC Bayern this summer
However, the only major solution, England captain Harry Kane from Tottenham Hotspur, is simply not available this year. Even more: According to “kicker” information, the 28-year-old should even be “untouchable” this calendar year.
So only the internal variants remain in the nine position, which are Sadio Mané, Serge Gnabry or Thomas Müller. According to the specialist magazine, there should be no other external candidates who are understood as immediate help for the Lewandowski successor.
With the not even 18-year-old storm talent Mathys Tel, FC Bayern has another attacker on the line. However, due to his inexperience, the jewel of Stade Rennes is far from being regarded as a short-term ad hoc reinforcement.