Bayern monitoring RB Leipzig’s Gruda (Sport Bild via @iMiaSanMia)
Bayern Munich is reportedly keeping an eye on Brighton & Hove Albion loanee Brajan Gruda, who is starring for RB Leipzig this season:
Brajan Gruda has attracted Bayern’s interest. The club like his profile and are monitoring his development, seeing how things progress with him. There are no negotiations yet. Gruda can play on the wing and at #10, that’s why his profile is interesting for Bayern. Technically, Gruda is still a Brighton player, but should he make a certain number of appearances, he’d
automatically become a RB Leipzig player. For FC Bayern, Gruda is a medium-term topic – for now, they’ll continue to watch his development – and if they decide to make a serious push at some point, they’d contact Leipzig. The people in charge in Munich believe he has the potential to play for Bayern one day [@itstheicebird, @cfbayern]
Gruda is a dynamic, exciting dribbler and offensive weapon capable of playing as an attacking midfielder or right winger. As a left-footer, it is easy to see why Bayern Munich could be interested in the 22-year-old. However, Gruda does not have a ton of experience playing left wing (which does not mean that he can’t do it, just that he has not done it a lot).
That Bavarians have liked Gruda going back as far as 2024, but price and fit will ultimately determine whether FC Bayern eventually decides to make a play for the talented attacker.
Napoli tracking Gittens (ESPN)
Napoli could be tracking former Borussia Dortmund star Jamie Gittens:
Napoli are tracking Chelsea winger Jamie Gittens amid plans to reinforce their forward line in the next transfer window, according to Corriere dello Sport. Gittens, 22, is being considered as a loan option and is among several players that the Serie A club could approach following a disappointing start to the season, in which they are currently 10th in the league table. He has made just two appearances for the Blues this season.
Sky Germany refutes Prestianni report (Sky Germany via @iMiaSanMia)
Sky Germany is denying that Bayern Munich has interest in Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni:
According to @SkySportDE responding to recent reports from Portugal and Argentina, Gianluca Prestianni is currently not a hot topic of discussion at FC Bayern.
Aside of the report we covered in the Schmankerl on Wednesday, this also emerged on Thursday from TyC Sports (via @iMiaSanMia):
Bayern, PSG and several Premier League clubs are closely monitoring Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni (20), with Paris and Bayern being the frontrunners. Prestianni’s performances have attracted a lot of interest, and a move to a top club is a possibility, despite a contract until 2029 and a renewal in the works.
Prestianni’s history made him seem like an odd target for the Bavarians, but stranger things have happened. While it seems like a long shot, we will continue to monitor the situation.
Kane, Kimmich recognized for stellar performances (WhoScored.com)
Joshua Kimmich and Harry Kane are both on WhoScored.com’s Top Five Leagues Team of the Season (so far):
PSV scoping De Bruyne (ESPN)
PSV Eindhoven could be taking a close look at Kevin De Bruyne:
PSV Eindhoven have made an inquiry for Napoli midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, according to Nicolò Schira. It is reported that the 35-year-old could leave the Serie A club in the next few months, with PSV checking on his situation ahead of an approach in January. De Bruyne’s deal is set to expire next summer, but there is an option clause that would allow Gli Azzurri to extend it by a further year.
AC Milan wants Tresoldi (Corriere dello Sport)
AC Milan could make a strong push for Club Brugge star striker (and rumored Bayern Munich target) Nicolò Tresoldi:
“In the summer of 2021, AC Milan’s coaching duo, Paolo Maldini and Ricky Massara, considered adding a younger, promising third striker to the aging striker duo of Ibrahimović and Giroud. They made several assessments and ultimately settled on Pietro Pellegri, who, due to injuries and form, had never managed to shine as brightly as his early career had promised. Among the options considered before the acquisition of the current Torino striker was Nicolò Tresoldi, a 2004-born striker who had risen to prominence in recent months for his numerous goals for Club Brugge and his pending decision on a national team (between Italy and Germany). The Cagliari native, then a member of Hannover’s youth academy, had even stopped by Via Aldo Rossi to iron out the details of his contract with the Rossoneri, but he never put pen to paper. Milan chose Pellegri, and Tresoldi returned to Hannover.”
“His price tag has clearly skyrocketed: Club Brugge have no intention of selling him in January for offers below €40 million. However, AC Milan needs a striker, and the 2004-born player, given his talent and spirit, is one of the favorites of Gerry Cardinale and also of the next AC Milan director, Markus Krösche. The strategy for the winter transfer market seems already mapped out: Gonçalo Ramos, regardless of his goal tally, is the number 9 of the Rossoneri‘s present and future, while reinforcements will be needed behind him. Given the limited playing time available, Camarda will be sent out on loan (several Serie B clubs have already inquired about him), and investment will be needed to find an alternative. If a low-cost loan deal isn’t found, the investment in Tresoldi could be brought forward.”
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