it is no secret that Bayern Munich has strong interest in Borussia Dortmund winger Jamie Gittens, but if the Bavarians want to secure the Englishman, they will have to ward off challenges from both Manchester United (dumpster fire) and Chelsea FC per Sky Sport journalist Florian Plettenberg:
⭐️ It’s not just FC Bayern considering a move for Jamie #Gittens this summer.
Manchester United and Chelsea are also seriously interested. #MUFC #CFC
No decisions have been made yet, but all teams have expressed concrete interest.
If Borussia Dortmund fail to qualify for the Champions League, the departure of the 20-year-old top talent becomes highly likely.
Gittens will cost a pretty penny and while Bayern Munich might really like him, Manchester United and Chelsea could actually be more desperate and willing to back up the Brinks truck for him.
RB Leipzig could be looking at a loan deal for USMNT attacker Timothy Weah:
RB Leipzig have seen a loan bid to sign USMNT winger Timothy Weah rejected, according to Foot Mercato. The deal would have contained an option to sign the 24-year-old permanently, but Juve want to keep him as he has registered four goals and four assists in 20 appearances so far this season and seems to have the faith of new head coach Thiago Motta.
Bayern Munich is in a hellacious stretch here, but we have you covered with everything. Check out what we have on tap for this edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works Show hosted by Chuck and Jack:
- Some final thoughts on Bayern Munich’s win over Wolfsburg.
- Is Max Eberl punching walls and slamming tables every time Leon Goretzka puts in a good performance? Or…is Vincent Kompany bailing Eberl out by giving Goretzka this kind of opportunity.
- The Alphonso Davies contract situation has been a wild story to follow. Where do things stand? Has Bayern Munich gone too far with its salary package to secure the deal?
- Jamal Musiala has — allegedly — gotten the release clause that he wants. Is that a bad precedent to set?
- Will Musiala have the allure of Leo Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to other players?
- How important is it to keep Joshua Kimmich? Is he doing his due diligence or running Bayern Munich through the ringer because he is a maniac?
Bayern Munich midfielder Leon Goretzka was named to kicker’s Bundesliga Team of the Week:
As rumors continue to swirl that Bayern Munich and Alphonso Davies are close to a new deal, Real Madrid might be officially moving on from a pursuit of the Canadian:
Real Madrid are eyeing up multiple high-profile signings for the summer transfer window, although one looks like it is about to fall through – that being for leading left-back target Alphonso Davies.
Davies has been on the club’s radar for some time, and the idea is picking him up in the summer after the expiry of his Bayern Munich contract has been very appealing. However, it is looking less and less likely that the Canadian international will be available for free at the end of the season.
Bayern offered a new deal to Davies earlier this week, and an agreement is said to be very close. As such, Diario AS have reported that Real Madrid are starting to accept that they will not be signing the 24-year-old.
Left-back has been a problem position for Real Madrid this season, so Davies’ arrival has been necessary. With his incoming no longer expected, it will be interesting to see whether someone else is brought in to compete with Ferland Mendy and Fran Garcia.
Bayern Munich faced off with a game and very tough Wolfsburg side in a Bundesliga match that showed us a lot about both teams.
Bayern Munich ultimately won a tense 3-2 match behind a spectacular effort from Leon Goretzka (!?), but the match also did leave a lot to discuss. Let’s talk about how it all went down and more on the Bavarian Podcast Works — Postgame Show. This is what we have on tap:
- A look at the starting XI and what was surprising — really surprising.
- A rundown of the scoring and substitutions.
- Bayern Munich came out on a mission and just overwhelmed a good Wolfsburg side. The Wolves, however, are for real.
- Leon Goretzka might be going on a Jay and Silent Bob-like crusade against internet commenters.
- Some final thoughts and takeaways on the match.
Arsenal FC is looking closely at RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Šeško to help deal with the loss of Gabriel Jesus:
Arsenal have made RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Šeško their key target following the ACL injury to Gabriel Jesus, report both The Sun and The Times. The 21-year-old has been consistently linked with the Gunners for the past 12 months but he chose to sign a new contract at the Bundesliga club last summer. Arsenal are weighing up whether to make a £70m offer now or go for a short-term loan deal. As with Gyökeres, it would take a big transfer fee to do a deal before this window closes but Mikel Arteta desperately needs reinforcements. The Slovenia international has scored 18 goals in all competitions, and netted in the last seven league matches.
However, Arsenal has a backup plan should a Šeško move fall through — Sporting CP’s Viktor Gyökeres:
Arsenal are also interested in Viktor Gyökeres, according to the Independent, but Manchester United remain his most likely destination. Gyökeres enjoyed a prolific 18 months playing under now-United boss Ruben Amorim at Sporting CP, and the former Coventry City player is seen as a key addition to the rebuilding job at Old Trafford. Arsenal had raised the possibility of making a move this month to fix their own problems up front. Gyökeres has a release clause under £100m, which makes him an attractive option. United cannot afford to sign the 26-year-old this month, while Sporting would rather he stayed until the summer. Arteta’s best chance of getting Gyökeres would appear to be to swoop in this window.
Bayern Munich is fresh off a 5-0 stomping of Hoffenheim, but the club could be facing bigger battles in the boardroom than on the pitch these days.
Let’s talk about it all. This is what we have on tap for this episode of the Bavarian Podcast Works — Weekend Warm-up Show:
- Here comes the winger surge — and how about Mathys Tel making some progress?
- Let’s talk about Bayern Munich’s rumored signing of Tom Bischof. What it means, what about the timing, and how likely is it that the deal is already fully done?
- Is Jonas Urbig the next one? Bayern Munich might have its limits in how good it feels about the FC Köln goalkeeper.
- What’s going on with Alphonso Davies?
- Should we make anything out of the Ousmane Diomande rumors?
AC Milan ready to be the latest team duped by the promise of Chelsea FC attacker João Félix:
AC Milan may turn their attention to Chelsea’s out of favour winger Joao Felix, should they fail to wrestle Marcus Rashford away from Man Utd.
Real Madrid is not ready to let Arda Güler go anywhere:
Real Madrid have no intention of letting Arda Guler leave the club either on loan or on a permanent basis.
Midweek Bundesliga action means Marcus goes over the games one by one without any pre-show notes! Delivering his analysis acapella-style through the Matchday 17 action, using only the limited ball knowledge he has in his head!
As a result, this episode discusses:
- Why Erik ten Hag to Borussia Dortmund might be a good idea.
- Holstein Kiel: The warriors from the North!
- Marcus’ love letter to the beautiful football club that is VfL Bochum.
- Why RB Leipzig are not ‘serious people’ …and much more!
