In addition to the international top stars like Sadio Mané or Matthijs de Ligt, who FC Bayern was able to lure to Munich this summer, the club is still constantly on the lookout for talented prospects. Most recently, Mathys Tel was signed by Stade Renn, the 17-year-old even made his debut in the Bundesliga against Eintracht Frankfurt. Now the record champions are said to have set their sights on another jewel.
As stated on Tuesday in a report by the “picture“, the transfer of the Spanish U-national player Javier Fernández to FC Bayern is practically complete.
According to the newspaper, the Munich team definitely want to sign the youngster from Atlético Madrid.
However, Fernández is currently standing in the way of his very young age. The defensive jewel is only 15 years old and will not be celebrating its 16th birthday until November. Only then would Fernández be eligible to play for Munich.
In addition, with such a young player, UEFA must also give approval.
FC Bayern before signing Spanish U16 international
If FC Bayern, headed by sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic, also succeeds in this transfer, it would be another coup on the international transfer market. Adam Aznou had previously been transferred from FC Barcelona to Munich and signed a three-year contract on the campus of the German record champions.
Javier Fernández is a Spain U16 international and also dreams of a professional career. According to “Bild”, the notification of completion of the change is still a question of when.
In other European countries, this transfer behavior of many top German clubs has recently been viewed more and more critically. In recent years, underage players in particular from the youth academies of top English, French and Spanish clubs have repeatedly switched to Bundesliga clubs, even before they had ever played a professional game for their training clubs.