The transfer drama continues for Bayern Munich. As things stand, they have still only brought in Jonathan Tah and Tom Bischof this summer, and their big miss so far was losing out to Liverpool for the signature of Florian Wirtz. In the Wirtz fallout, Bayern has been trying to navigate their way through a laundry list of alternative options, combined with their troubled pursuit of VfB Stuttgaart striker Nick Woltemade — the Swabians are reluctant to listen to any and all offers that Bayern have lodged
thus far.
RB Leipzig winger Xavi Simons has long since been one of the names on the list of alternative options to Wirtz, but Bayern’s focus on Liverpool’s Luis Diaz has lent itself to the Dutch international to pursue other options. Chelsea is heavily linked with singing him this summer as the player himself has made it clear that he is entirely open to leaving Leipzig before the end of this window.
Per information from Sky Sport’s Florian Plettenberg and Philipp Hinze (via @iMiaSanMia), Bayern have very recently held calls regarding Simons to try to get a better understanding of what his current situation is. Essentially, Bayern want to keep the Simons door open because they are aware of the fact that provisional negotiations between Chelsea and Leipzig have already been started and that an official bid from the FIFA Club World Cup champions is expected soon.
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Photo by Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesFootball transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has also already reported that talks regarding personal terms between Simons and Chelsea are already underway, so time is truly running out for Bayern. Chelsea have also just agreed on a deal to sign defender Jarrel Hato from Ajax and they’re also in the process of trying to sort out a deal with Feyenoord for defender Renato Veiga, who Bayern had previously shown some interest in.
On the negative side, this is looking like Simons will be another missed chance for Bayern, but on the plus side, he was not the only alternative Wirtz option. Hugo Ekitike’s arrival at Liverpool could also expedite negotiations for Luis Diaz.
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