Overview

• BILD reports Harry Kane’s contract includes a roughly €65 million clause that can be activated in winter, while Kane says he is happy in Munich and open to discussing an extension.
• Bayern is assessing striker contingencies, with a loan-to-buy pathway for Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson that carries a mid-May decision and renewed interest in Dusan Vlahovic as a potential future free agent.
• Karl-Heinz Rummenigge criticized soaring transfer fees on BR’s Blickpunkt Sport, mocked Newcastle’s price for Nick Woltemade as finding an “idiot,” and urged FIFA and UEFA to tighten spending rules toward 55–60% of revenues.
• Transfer reporting says Manchester City is tracking Aleksandar Pavlovic as a long-term Rodri successor, though the Bayern midfielder is under contract until 2029.
• Borussia Dortmund has opened renewal talks with Karim Adeyemi’s agent Jorge Mendes, aiming for a deal through 2029 and seeking a decision by spring or a sale next summer.