🚨 Christian Falk's Fact Files - Liverpool watching €30m speed demon, Bayern stalwart could leave this summer, Malen & Hincapie transfer latest & more

Today's exclusive transfer round-up from Bundesliga insider Christian Falk, featuring Borussia Dortmund, Manchester United, West Ham, RB Leipzig and more

[From left to right: Leroy Sane, Piero Hincapie and Joao Palhinha]

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Today’s top stories:

• Contract and transfer updates on Leroy Sane, Joshua Kimmich, Kingsley Coman and Serge Gnabry…

• Could Liverpool compete with Bayern for Joao Palhinha?

• And further updates on Martin Zubimendi, Piero Hincapie, Maximilian Beier and more!

BAYERN MUNICH

It’s not clear what will happen with Joshua Kimmich’s future. The club is monitoring him, as he’s not putting in his best performances at the moment. Bayern want to keep him. His current contract runs until 2025 and he’s one of the top earners on €20m-a-year. Now they have to talk about a new contract and the club is saying he can’t get more with these performances. If they can’t find a solution, perhaps both sides will agree to part ways. Kimmich is the only player at Bayern Munich who doesn’t have an agent, but if he were to seek an exit to another country, he would need to change that to make things easier. Barcelona and Premier League clubs are monitoring but he’ll need an agent if he wishes to secure a transfer abroad. I have heard that he has asked around for an agent.

Bayern are optimistic about holding on to Leroy Sane, as he is enjoying his time in Munich. His family is living here now after his house was made ready and he’s putting in better performances as a result. He feels much better in Munich than he did before. Another reason he’d be encouraged to stay is the presence of Harry Kane whom he loves playing with. They both play together like a duo. Leroy Sane is also one of the admirers of Thomas Tuchel. Everything seems to be pointing in the direction of a new contract, but there’s still a question of money to be asked. Leroy Sane earns €20m-a-year, but when he made the transfer around the COVID period, there was the possibility to earn more but the club insisted on him reducing his wage demands at the time. If he asks for more, it could make talks interesting.