As Bayern Munich’s preseason preparations are just about underway for the 2025/26 season, the club is still in the midst of key transfer negotiations, and they’re trying to get as much business done as possible as quickly as possible. At the forefront of the transfer efforts, Bayern is edging closer to signing Liverpool winger Luis Diaz, but there are also movements elsewhere in the squad.
Per information from kicker as well as Italian football journalist Matteo Moretto (via @iMiaSanMia), Bayern is close
to finding a solution for Bryan Zaragoza, who just completed a loan stint at CA Osasuna. After recently turning down the chance to play for Jose Mourinho at Fenerbahce in Turkey, it is now understood that there are a handful of clubs Bayern is actively negotiating with for the Spanish winger.
It is said that all of Celta Vigo, FC Porto, AFC Bournemouth, and an unidentified French club are all interested in potentially signing Bryan this summer. His current contract at Bayern runs through June 2029, but it became clear under Thomas Tuchel when he was manager that there wasn’t really a place for him in the squad, prompting the desire for a loan spell away from the club. For him, it was a difficult situation after Bayern had expedited his signing from Granada to January 2024 amidst a slew of key injuries in the squad in the attacking area of the pitch.
As things stand, with the four clubs that are currently in the mix to potentially acquire Zaragoza, Bayern is hopeful of getting a paid loan deal done with a buy option attached, potentially making said buy option mandatory. If they were able to do so, it would help re-earn some of the 17mmillion euros they paid to sign him from Granada, though his current market value via transfermarkt is only 12 million.
Another loan to Osasuna could also be an option, though it is not understood whether or not they would be open to the idea of a permanent buy at the end of the new potential new loan period. For the La Liga outfit where he spent the last season on loan, finances would the biggest issue in potentially being able to sign him on a permanent basis.
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