Overview

• Bayern have opened talks with Nico Williams’s representatives to replace Leroy Sané on the left wing.
• Williams’s 60–65 million-euro release clause and 20 million-euro salary demand complicate the deal.
• FC Barcelona has entered the race for the Spanish international, intensifying competition for his signature.
• Joshua Kimmich called for urgent offensive reinforcements and coach Vincent Kompany plans to deploy Sané during the Club World Cup.
• Füchse Berlin advanced despite Mathias Gidsel’s early red card, and SC Magdeburg defeated Barcelona 31–30 to set up Sunday’s final in Cologne.