Bayern target Pokal, weigh De Ketelaere after Gordon price
Bayern’s Christoph Freund targets lifting the DFB-Pokal in Berlin, calling Stuttgart ‘title holders’ and a ‘difficult’ final. VfB’s Wohlgemuth and captain Atakan Karazor label Bayern clear favourites.
Reflecting on Vincent Kompany’s Anderlecht losing the 2022 Belgian Cup final to Gent on penalties after 0-0, before he left and later became Bayern Munich head coach.
Real Madrid promised each player €500,000 to beat Bayern in the CL quarter-final second leg, but Bayern won 4-3 (6-4 agg), knocking them out and voiding the bonus.
Manuel Neuer agrees Bayern extension to 2027 with a pay cut. Deal to be signed before Köln. Jonas Urbig stays second choice with more games planned, Sven Ulreich likely as third keeper.
With Barcelona out of the Anthony Gordon chase due to cost, Bayern consider cheaper option Charles De Ketelaere. Kicker links Bayern also with Marcus Rashford and Mika Godts amid €80-90m Gordon fee.
PSG edge Bayern 6-5 after Dembele’s early goal in Munich and Kane’s late leveller. Analysis lauds Bayern’s pressing, depth and vertical speed, contrasting Barcelona’s current level and squad depth.
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge hails ex-Bayern coach Hansi Flick after Barcelona’s La Liga title, praising his trust-building and recalling Bayern’s 2020 Lisbon ‘spirit’, likening those values to Vincent Kompany.
Hertha prodigy Kennet Eichhorn, 16, is courted by Bayern but Man City plan to trigger his €10-12m clause then loan him to Leverkusen. Bayern, Dortmund and Leipzig also track the 2. Bundesliga record-breaker.
