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Today’s exclusive transfer round-up from Bundesliga insider Christian Falk, featuring Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Dortmund and more.
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- Could Jordan Henderson earn a surprise move to Germany?
- Chelsea Football Club could have their very own Alphonso Davies
- And further updates on Donyell Malen, Lothar Matthaus, Joao Palhinha and more!
BAYERN MUNICH
Bayern Munich’s pursuit of a centre-back is a very complicated story! Eric Dier was really close to joining the club this summer, but I heard his side wanted a long-term contract and Bayern refused saying, ‘no, that’s too long’. Now, Bayern Munich pursued Ronald Araujo of FC Barcelona, there was a lot of video chat and talks, with the player one day saying, ‘yes’ and the next day ‘no’. At the end of it all, Barcelona said, ‘not this winter’. The Uruguayan was the No.1 target for Bayern and then after that they had to go down the list for the plan B. On this plan B was, indeed, Eric Dier. At the end of last week, the management and Bayern were very clear over the contract. However, the transfer took some time.
One transfer they pushed for was Radu Dragusin. Bayern tried to hitchhike Tottenham’s deal on Tuesday night. There was a moment where the player said, ‘yes’ but next morning the player said ‘no’, so Bayern had to go out and look for a new player. There was also a call to Kevin Danso’s (who previously played for FC Augsburg but now plays for Lens) management – he is interested but PSG is also interested. It’s currently unclear whether he wants to go somewhere else this winter. If he went to Paris, Bayern Munich then has a big chance to get Nordi Mukiele, the former Leipzig player. There are already talks and he would be perfect for Bayern because he can play centre-back and right-back. He was a little higher on the list compared to Eric Dier. But if PSG doesn’t have a substitute for him, they won’t let him go, as Achraf Hakimi is playing in his position and is currently away at AFCON. So it’s unclear.
Eric Dier landed in Munich yesterday for a medical check. Tuchel likes the player very much because he can play right-back, centre-back and as a holding six. The plan…
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