Tag: Bayern Munich

20May By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Bayern Munich close in on Jonathan Tah deal despite Barcelona interest

Jonathan Tah of Bayer 04 Leverkusen looks on during the 1.Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund at BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany on May 11, 2025. Bayern Munich are making strong progress in their bid to sign Jonathan Tah from Bayer Leverkusen, with the German international agreeing terms with the Bavarian giants ahead of a potential summer move. According to a report from Foot Mercato, he 29-year-old centre-back has agreed to a four-year deal, though the option of a three-year contract with a fourth-year option is also on the table. His annual salary would be around €12 million. Despite the agreement Bayern are still not in the clear. Barcelona have also made a strong push to sign Tah, and the player has reportedly verbally agreed terms with the Catalan clu...

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18May By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Leroy Sane rejects Bayern Munich’s contract offer

Leroy Sane of Bayern Munich controls the ball during the 1. Bundesliga match between RB Leipzig and FC Bayern München at Red Bull arena, Leipzig, Germany on May 3, 2025. Leroy Sane has rejected a contract offer from Bayern Munich, confirms Max Eberl. The 29-year-old’s current deal with the Rekordmeister expires next month, with no agreement in sight. Speaking in the mixed zone after Bayern Munich’s win against Hoffenheim, Ebel said: “He said today that he doesn’t want to accept our offer in this form. There’s no bad blood. The offer is there. We’ve expressed our desire. You can sense, at least in my opinion, that Leroy wants to stay. Now we’ll see what happens in the next few days.” According to Sky Germany, Bayern Munich offers Sané a base fee of €10m, plus a further €5.5m in bonuse...

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11May By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

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Harry Kane scores in comfortable win for Champions Bayern

MUNICH, GERMANY - MAY 10: Harry Kane of FC Bayern Muenchen lifts the Meisterschale trophy as Bayern Muenchen celebrates its league title victory after the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and Borussia Mönchengladbach at Allianz Arena on May 10, 2025 in Munich, Germany. Harry Kane scored as newly crowned Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich beat Borussia Monchengladbach in Thomas Muller's last home game for the club. With 31 minutes played, Michael Olise cut inside before aiming a shot towards the top corner that was headed in by Kane for his 25th Bundesliga goal of the season. French winger Olise completed the victory in the 90th minute with a clever flicked finish into the bottom corner from Leroy Sane's pass. Kane was restored to the starting line-up after serving a one-match...

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6May By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Bayern Munich to extend Sven Ulreich for another year

MUNICH, GERMANY - MARCH 28: Sven Ulreichof Fc Bayern Muenchen during a training session at Saebener Strasse on March 28, 2025 in Munich, Germany. Sven Ulreich is one of the most trusted goalkeepers in Europe. For a decade now, Bayern Munich has relied on Ulreich to backup the net for Neuer, and even started several important matches for the club over the years. The loyalty seems to go both ways as Ulreich is looking to extend his contract with the club for another year. Sky Sport reports that Sven Ulreich will be extending his contract at Bayern Munich for one more year. Despite Manuel Neuer, the emerging Jonas Urbig, and Daniel Peretz all at the club, Ulreich is going to extend. Ulreich surely now sits at last in the order at the age of 36 years old, but his experience can still prov...

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5May By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

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Kim Min-jae secures 1st trophy in Germany with Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga title

Min-jae Kim of Bayern Munich looks on during the 1.Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund at Allianz arena, Munich, Germany on April 12, 2025. Bayern Munich and their South Korean defender Kim Min-jae have locked down the Bundesliga title for the 2024-2025 season with time to spare. Bayer 04 Leverkusen, trying to chase down Bayern Munich, settled for a 2-2 draw against SC Freiburg in their Bundelisga action at Europa-Park Stadion in Freiburg, Germany, on Sunday (local time). With that result, Bayern Munich locked down their 34th Bundesliga title with two matches remaining this season, as they lead Leverkusen by eight points, 76 to 68. Bayern finished third last season as their Bundesliga title streak came to a halt at 11. Under new head coach Vincent Kompany, ...

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3May By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Bayern Munich denied Bundesliga title after RB Leipzig’s last-gasp equaliser

Bayern Munich's English forward #09 Harry Kane hugs Bayern Munich's German midfielder #06 Joshua Kimmich after the German first division Bundesliga football match between RB Leipzig and FC Bayern Munich in Leipzig, eastern Germany on May 3, 2025. (Photo by RONNY HARTMANN / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by RONNY HARTMANN/AFP via Getty Images) Harry Kane was made to wait to clinch the first silverware of his career after RB Leipzig’s dramatic late equaliser in a 3-3 draw with Bayern Munich. The Bundesliga leaders were seconds away from moving to an insurmountable 11 points ahead of defending champions Bayer Leverkusen when Yussuf Poulsen struck in the fifth minute of added time. With suspended top scorer Kane watc...

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3May By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Bayern Munich reportedly looking to integrate youngsters at Club World Cup

MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 01: Adam Aznou of FC Bayern München runs with the ball during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and Holstein Kiel at Allianz Arena on February 01, 2025 in Munich, Germany. According to a report from kicker journalist Frank Linkesch (via @iMiaSanMia), Bayern Munich is developing its plans for the Club World Cup and the roster could include quite a few youngsters. In addition, some familiar names might not be included in the mix: Over the next few days, Bayern will discuss which youth players and loan players will be included in the Club World Cup squad. Christoph Freund: “We will discuss with the coach over the next ten days which campus and loan players we will take with us; a few will definitely be there” • Adam Aznou, Paul Wanner and Frans Krät...

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1May By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Bayern’s striker Harry Kane is excited for the Club World Cup in USA

Harry Kane of Bayern Munich controls the ball during the 1.Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund at Allianz arena, Munich, Germany on April 12, 2025. Bayern Munich and England striker Harry Kane is pumped for the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup. The month long tournament will be taking place in the USA from mid June to mid July. Yes, the fixture loaded tournament will be taking place in the break season. It however does bring its benefits, namely, to build familiarity with the conditions and crowds for the international World Cup set to happen in 2026. Who doesn’t love more football? Striker Harry Kane shares the excitement of the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup. A World cup style tournament but for clubs from all over the world is as global as club football can...

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30Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Bayern Munich’s Manuel Neuer set for return vs. RB Leipzig

Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) controls the ball during the Champions League MD8 match between Bayern Munich and Slovan Bratislava in Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany on January 29 2025. (Photo by Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via Getty Images) According to a report from Sky Sport journalist Kerry Hau (as captured by @iMiaSanMia), Bayern Munich goalkeeper is “set to return” vs. RB Leipzig this weekend: Manuel Neuer has fully recovered from his calf injury. He was able to take part in full training yesterday and today. Neuer is set to return to the squad against RB Leipzig on Saturday, but it has not been decided yet whether he or Jonas Urbig will start. If Neuer is healthy, it can be assumed that he will get the nod. Urbig has been really strong, but the team’s captain is portly champing at the...

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29Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Leroy Sane extension talks in final stages with Bayern Munich

Leroy Sane of Bayern Munich controls the ball during the 1.Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund at Allianz arena, Munich, Germany on April 12, 2025. In recent weeks and months it has become abundantly clear that Leroy Sane really wants to stay at Bayern Munich and is entirely okay with the idea of taking a wage cut and going on a performance-based contract to be able to do so. The most recent reports have suggested that the winger is on the verge of agreeing to a new, three-year deal with the German Rekordmeister and a written offer has already been made up that just needs to be fine-tuned and finalized. Per information from kicker (via @iMiaSanMia), the talks between the club and the player are now in the final stages and an extension becoming official co...

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29Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Bayern Munich center-back Kim Min-jae breaks silence on his injury and mistakes

Min-jae Kim of Bayern Munich // during the 1. Bundesliga match between VfB Stuttgart and Bayern Munich at MHP Arena Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany on February 28, 2025. Kim Min-jae has had a tough season at Bayern Munich, to say the least. He has constantly been plagued by an injury to his Achilles which he continues to play through, made noticeably more blunders defensively than the rest of Bayern's defenders and seems to be the latest on the club's to-sell list. Talking to Tz's Phillip Kessler, Kim Min-jae opened up on his difficult second season at the club. "The Achilles tendon problem is still there. But I'm gritting my teeth, closing my eyes and getting through it. Mistakes, injuries, or too many games – those are perhaps just excuses. I still have to stay focused. That's my job...

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24Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Bayern Munich keeping tabs on goalkeeping market, even after signing Jonas Urbig

01 February 2025, Bavaria, Munich: Soccer: Bundesliga, Bayern Munich - Holstein Kiel, matchday 20 at the Allianz Arena. Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer (l) and goalkeeper Jonas Urbig of Munich warm up. When Manuel Neuer finally has to hang up his boots and gloves for good as a Bayern Munich player, there will be a massive void to fill. He is a player whose name is synonymous with FC Bayern and the Mia San Mia mentality, but there will come a time when someone else has to be the main man between the sticks for the club. Neuer is currently 38 years old and recently got a one-year contract extension at Bayern, but there has actively been planning in place to prepare for the time when he will no longer be the de facto number one keeper. Former club president and goalkeeping legend Oliver Kahn ha...

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24Apr By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

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Muller reportedly declines move to Cincinnati

Thomas Müller of Bayern Munich looks on during the 1.Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund at Allianz arena, Munich, Germany on April 12, 2025. If Thomas Muller's future lies in Major League Soccer, it won't be with FC Cincinnati. GiveMeSport's Tom Bogert reports the outgoing Bayern Munich midfielder has declined a move to the team that holds his MLS discovery rights. Should Muller sign with another MLS team, Cincinnati would receive allocation money. A product of the Bayern academy, the 35-year-old Muller will leave the team upon the expiry of his contract in June. A native of Weilheim in Oberbayern, Muller has spent the entirety of his professional career with Bayern, making his first team debut in 2009. In his 17th season at the club, Muller's next Bundesl...

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20Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Kane nets 60th Bundesliga goal as Bayern near title

HEIDENHEIM, GERMANY - APRIL 19: Harry Kane of Bayern Munich clashes with Benedikt Gimber of 1.FC Heidenheim 1846 during the Bundesliga match between 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 and FC Bayern München at Voith-Arena on April 19, 2025 in Heidenheim, Germany. Harry Kane scored has his 60th Bundesliga goal in his 60th game to help Bayern Munich defeat Heidenheim 4-0 and close in on regaining the title . The former Tottenham striker scored the opening goal with a low shot from just outside the penalty area in the 13th minute and nears what would be the first major team trophy of a career filled with individual scoring accolades. The England captain is the fastest player to 60 goals in Bundesliga history, beating Erling Haaland's mark of 65 games with Borussia Dortmund. Bayern moved nine points cle...

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17Apr By Silver Emmanuel2 Comments

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Kompany: Injuries were ‘big issue’ in Bayern exit

MILAN, ITALY - APRIL 16: Vincent Kompany head coach of FC Bayern Munchen embraces Harry Kane of FC Bayern Munchen during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Quarter Final Second Leg match between FC Internazionale Milano and FC Bayern München at San Siro on April 16, 2025 in Milan, Italy. Bayern Munich earned a draw at the San Siro against Inter Milan on Wednesday but ultimately bowed out of the Champions League, leaving manager Vincent Kompany to reflect on the injury crisis that hit his side ahead of the quarterfinal. Bayern were without a clutch of important players for both legs, losing 2-1 to a late goal at home last week before a battling 2-2 draw saw them exit the competition with a 4-3 aggregate loss. "I think the big issue, before Inter, was injuries," Kompany told reporters. "W...

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16Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Simone Inzhagi: “Bayern Munich is the strongest team in the world”

Simone Inzaghi of Inter Milan looks on during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 quarter final match between FC Bayern München and Inter Milan at Allianz arena, Munich, Germany on April 8, 2025. Inter Milan head coach Simone Inzaghi talked about Bayern Munich, Vincent Kompany, Thomas Müller, and Bayern’s squad depth as both sides gear up to decide who advances to the Champions League semi-finals. Inzaghi lauded some heavy praise on his opponents, saying “Together with Real Madrid, Bayern is the strongest team in the world.” He continued, discussing how Inter have lost all their 4 previous home matches against Bayern, highlighting the difficulty of the task ahead: “The previous matches with Bayern at San Siro are not positive but our players are mature. The team knows what they have to d...

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15Apr By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

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Bayern reportedly looking to offload Joao Palhinha this summer

Augsburg, Germany - April 4: Joao Palhinha of Bayern Muenchen looks on during the Bundesliga match between FC Augsburg and FC Bayern München at WWK ARENA on April 4, 2025 in Augsburg, Germany. Bayern Munich signed on Joao Palhinha almost one year ago now, a midfielder that had his ups and downs at the club. The Portuguese international seemed to satisfy the fans on most occasions, but clearly not the club. Per a report captured by @iMiaSanMia, Bayern is looking to sell Palhinha to another club in the upcoming transfer window. The hope is to offload him to the Premier League, where he still has some kind of reputation, meaning that Bayern could make back at least some of the €51m they paid Fulham last year. According to the same report, originally from Christian Falk, Palhinha is not a...

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14Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Tottenham target Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman

Munich, Germany - April 12: Kingsley Coman of Bayern Muenchen controls the Ball during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund at Allianz Arena on April 12, 2025 in Munich, Germany. Tottenham Hotspur are getting ready for an important summer transfer window as the season nears its end. The 2024/25 season has been a terrible one for Sours, where there have been flashes of brilliance, but those have been overshadowed by the lack of consistency in attack. Manager Ange Postecoglou might get sacked, but the club need reinforcements in the attack, especially in the wings, to compete better next season. The team have lacked pace, quality, and vision in the wings, and hence, Spurs have been linked to several wingers in the transfer market. There are speculations...

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13Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Dortmund draw thriller at leaders Bayern

Munich, Germany - April 12: Harry Kane of Bayern Muenchen gestures looks dejected during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund at Allianz Arena on April 12, 2025 in Munich, Germany. Bayern Munich missed the chance to move eight points clear at the top of the Bundesliga table as they were held to a draw by Borussia Dortmund in a pulsating game. Having dominated the first half without making a breakthrough, Bayern fell behind when Maximilian Beier evaded his marker to head through the legs of Jonas Urbig with the visitors' first effort on target. Centre-back Waldemar Anton diverted a cross against the underside of his own crossbar as Dortmund rode their luck, but the introduction of Serge Gnabry changed the home side's fortunes. The former Arsenal forward'...

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5Apr By Silver Emmanuel2 Comments

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Bayern Munich suffer blow as star ‘is set to be out for two months’

Augsburg, Germany - April 4: Jamal Musiala of Bayern Muenchen injured during the Bundesliga match between FC Augsburg and FC Bayern München at WWK ARENA on April 4, 2025 in Augsburg, Germany. (Photo by Harry Langer/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via Getty Images) Bayern Munich have been dealt with a major blow ahead of their Champions League quarter-final showdown with Inter Milan. The Bundesliga giants will host Inter on Tuesday night before the return leg at the San Siro eight days later. However, Vincent Kompany's side will be without Jamal Musiala after he suffered a 'muscle tear in his left hamstring' during their 3-1 win at Augsburg. According to Sky Germany, the playmaker will be sidelined for two months meaning he will likely miss Bayern's title run-in and the remainder of their ...

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