Bayern & Germany

The distribution of tasks at Bayern in the Luis Díaz deal is clear. Max Eberl is maintaining contact with the player's agent, Luis Miguel Pinho - while CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen is speaking to the Liverpool board. Bayern are confident that Liverpool will have to sell after…

Bayern are hoping Hiroki Itō would make his comeback in October. He would be the first out of the three long-term injured players to come back, followed by Alphonso Davies (around November) and Jamal Musiala (a bit later) [@FrankLinkesch]

Bayern are actively working on Thomas Müller's move to their partner club LAFC and are helping to put together a package that would take the player to Los Angeles. Müller would be the ideal ambassador for FC Bayern in California and the USA in general, one year before the World…

Xavi Simons' agents, including his brother Faustino Simons and Marcello Brillmann, an employee of Ali Barat's agency "Epic Jackson" whom Xavi recently hired due to his good contacts in England, are present at RB Leipzig's training camp in Donaueschingen and are holding talks with…

Barcelona president, Joan Laporta, has officially ruled out Luis Díaz: "It's true that I liked Luis Díaz, a very complete player, but due to his contract situation with Liverpool, it was complicated - although I appreciate the player who always wanted to join us"…

Bayern's latest offer for Nick Woltemade (€50m + €5m) had already reached the limit of what the club was willing to go for. Bayern won't pay much more than that for a player whose market value is €30m. Stuttgart will therefore have to carefully reconsider their negotiating…

Bayern have recently discussed a loan move for Jonah Kusi-Asare, so he can get regular game time at a higher level than the Regionalliga. But for that to happen, the Swede would first have to extend his contract at Bayern beyond 2026 [@altobelli13, @linner_nicolas]

Bayern remain optimistic about the signing of Nick Woltemade. The player will be with Stuttgart at Tegernsee for a 6-day training camp starting from Monday. Bayern bosses believe it's possible to hold a meeting with VfB executives there in the coming days. What makes Bayern even…

Bayern will submit a new bid for Luis Díaz in the next few hours. It will be worth €70m fixed plus add-ons [@Santi_J_FM]

Bayern's new bid for Luis Díaz is expected 'imminently'. It will be around €75m. Bayern won't go higher than €80m [@JacobsBen]

Luis Díaz sale will enable Liverpool to bid for Alexander Isak, who wants to leave Newcastle [@FabrizioRomano]

Tottenham are working on a deal to sign João Palhinha. Sources believe there is a strong possibility that Spurs will be able to reach an agreement for Palhinha, but they may need to sell one of their existing players first [@SamJDean, @mcgrathmike]

Bayern are unwilling to go as high as €80m for Luis Díaz. Internally, the limit has been set at €75m. But in order to make things smoother, a sell-on clause is being discussed so that Liverpool can get a percentage of a potential future sale to Saudi Arabia. Bayern are very…

Chelsea are very close to agreeing personal terms with Xavi Simons, but the agreement is not done yet. Bayern keep calling, Arsenal are informed - It's still an open story, but Chelsea are progressing very well and are now in direct contact with RB Leipzig [@FabrizioRomano]

João Palhinha's preferred destination in case of a departure is a return to the Premier League. Tottenham are showing interest. Palhinha is expected to cost around half the €51m Bayern signed him for last year [@FrankLinkesch]

Liverpool have yet to receive an improved bid from Bayern for Luis Díaz. The player has trained normally so far this week with LFC in Hong Kong [@JamesPearceLFC]

Bayern have held calls about Xavi Simons today to understand his situation. Chelsea have started talks with RB Leipzig and want to move quickly to stay ahead of other clubs. Bid expected soon [@Plettigoal, @philipphinze24]

Bryan Zaragoza has rejected a move to Fenerbahçe. The Turkish side was willing to pay a fee in the low double-digit million range, which is what Bayern were looking to get, but the deal fell through because the player turned down the move. As things stand, Zaragoza is expected at…

Xavi Simons is close to agreeing personal terms with Chelsea, but is also talking to other clubs with Bayern Munich and Arsenal keen as well. The 22-year-old is prioritising a move to the Premier League as it stands. Bayern are not ruling out a bid for Simons despite knowing he…

Tottenham are interested in João Palhinha and are monitoring his situation, though it's not concrete at this stage. Palhinha’s camp has been informed. Bayern are open to talks in case of a suitable offer [@Plettigoal]