In the midst of Wednesday’s Champions League craziness, reports began to swirl that Bayern Munich exercised its buy-back on loanee Noël Aséko Nkili per Sky Germany’s Kerry Hau:
Excl.: FC Bayern has activated the buy-back option for Noel Aseko! The player will return to Munich in the summer and will get to show himself during the preparations. Hannover 96 had previously exercised the purchase option for the midfield talent.
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Earlier today, Bayern Munich made the move official
on its website:
Noël Aséko, 20, will return to Bayern from his loan spell at Hannover at the end of the season. The Germany U21 midfielder has been with the Bundesliga 2 club since winter 2025. His contract at Bayern runs until 30 June 2028.
Aséko joined the FC Bayern Campus from Hertha Berlin in summer 2022. After 30 appearances for the club’s reserves (two goals), he was sent on loan to Hannover to gain experience at senior level. The midfielder has so far played 27 times for the Bundesliga 2 club (three goals, five assists). After 18 caps at U17, U18 and U20 level, Aséko made his debut for Germany’s U21s last September, playing five times for the team.
The plan is for the young midfielder to compete for playing time on the first team.
