Bayern Munich got done the majority of its heavy lifting for the transfer window early when it nailed down moves for left-back Nathaniel Brown and attacking midfielder Ismael Saibari.
Per Sport Bild’s Christian Falk, there could be one more transfer bullet in the chamber for board member for sport Max Eberl, but it remains to be seen if the Bavarians fire away:
✅ It is TRUE: Bayern Munich will only sanction one more signing this summer if they manage to complete enough sales. Bayern are happy with
their squad, but they have to sell players. So there is a bit of pressure on Max Eberl at the moment. The club spent €110m on Ismael Saibari and Nathaniel Brown – which is a lot of money for two players. So now Bayern have to bring in some funds. They had once hoped the likes of Bryan Zaragoza, Sacha Boey and João Palhinha might bring in roughly €100m all in all, but that won’t happen, and they know now there is no such market for these players. But if they make a transfer like Boey (€15m, I heard, will be enough for this player) or Palhinha (they still need to find a solution here), then they can go for a right-back. That, I believe, is the idea at the moment.
However, Falk also thinks that a center-back still could be in play if Kim Min-jae has a change of heart and opts to leave Bayern Munich:
There is also Min-jae Kim. Bayern are fine if he stays, but if he does leave, then a new centre-back would be possible. However, at the moment, the focus is really on Palhinha, as he currently has the biggest market. Aston Villa are still interested, so keep a close eye on the Premier League! Villa are one of the clubs that could pay for him, as some of the other clubs, like Sporting Lisbon and Benfica, are keen to get a loan deal for the player. Bayern, however, want to sell right now this summer.
Cycling back over to right-back, Falk believes that Bayern Munich could rekindle an old flame — Feyenoord’s Givairo Read:
Givairo Read is still on the market. We know there is interest from the Premier League, with Nottingham Forest having submitted (and been rebuffed on) a first bid. We have to see what happens and which players are still on the market when, and if, Bayern can do something. But, yes, he’s one of the players who are very interesting for Bayern Munich. Bayern were early in talks with Read and his camp. But there’s no money for this deal without a sale.
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