Overview
- Brazilian and German reports say Bayern intensified contact for 19-year-old Rayan of Vasco da Gama after sustained scouting.
- Chief scout Nils Schmadtke has been reported in Brazil to watch the striker in person.
- Transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano confirms the player is being monitored and that only initial contacts have occurred so far.
- Vasco is said to be open to a January sale, having rejected an offer of about €30 million from Zenit, while prior Barcelona interest has cooled.
- UOL reports Rayan’s management has given a provisional green light to a move, as Bayern revisit South American recruiting with an SD Aucas partnership and weigh past costly misfires.