Overview
- An internal meeting of Jan-Christian Dreesen, Herbert Hainer, Max Eberl and Christoph Freund concluded that Luis Díaz, Jonathan Tah and Tom Bischof complete Bayern’s summer rebuild and no further signings are deemed necessary.
- Bayern has allocated a separate budget for VfB Stuttgart forward Nick Woltemade but negotiations have stalled over Stuttgart’s valuation, leaving the deal in limbo.
- Sky reporter Florian Plettenberg warned that the current squad lacks leadership and risked becoming “soulless” without strong homegrown figures.
- Lothar Matthäus criticised recent high-cost acquisitions as misinvestments that limit playing time for emerging talents such as Paul Wanner.
- Oliver Kahn highlighted the Bundesliga’s financial disadvantage to the Premier League, underscoring the challenge of retaining top German players.