🚨 Christian Falk's Fact Files - Jack Grealish to the Bundesliga?
Today's exclusive transfer round-up from Bundesliga insider Christian Falk, featuring Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester United and more
[From left to right: Christian Falk, Jack Grealish & Nick Woltemade]
Today’s top stories
The consequences of Liverpool beating FC Bayern to Florian Wirtz transfer…
Could Jack Grealish move to the Bundesliga?
What next for Jamie Gittens, Hugo Ekitike and Chelsea transfers?
Manchester United and Arsenal compete for Benjamin Sesko…
The Florian Wirtz issue is, of course, a defeat for FC Bayern. Those responsible see the only small advantage in the fact that they do not have to change the system with two wingers. That's why they now need a star for the wings. Liverpool have convinced the player above all that he has a clear sporting role. Interesting fact: Wirtz could have earned up to €24m more at FC Bayern. At Liverpool, it is more likely to be €20m-22m. So it was not a decision based on money.
Liverpool are to pay a transfer fee of €140m for Florian Wirtz, which is realistic due to easily achievable goals with add-ons. The remaining €10m will only be paid out in the event of major successes, for example, winning the Champions League. Now, Max Eberl admits: “This transfer fee would have been too high for FC Bayern! To be honest, I don't know whether we would have been able to pay the price that Liverpool would have had to pay, as it seems”, the head of sport said on Thursday. According to my information, Bayern's transfer fee expectations were closer to €100m. Concrete negotiations with Leverkusen never materialised.
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True✅: Nico Williams is actually the top target for Bayern. Bayern have already met with Williams’ team. Max Eberl is said to have met with the representatives around the Nations League final in Munich. The transfer fee of €60m is not a problem. Bayern can pay the clause. It's all about the salary at the moment. Are Williams' expectations really as high as recently reported? €24m, as rumoured, would be the absolute upper limit for Bayern. But there could be a problem with time. Eberl has to sell players first. The club is therefore currently looking for buyers for Kingsley Coman. So far, however, there has been no concrete offer from Saudi Arabia. The player would go there for a high salary.
The Bayern bosses are trying to get a head start in the poker. You already know that Nico Williams is also on Arsenal’s and Chelsea’s radar. But his club, Athletic Bilbao, is also trying to convince him to stay, wanting to give him a higher salary and a new contract.
True✅: Bradley Barcola is highly valued by the coaching team. However, PSG do not want to sell him. It is rumoured that the club wants to extend his contract and increase his salary. They want to destroy Bayern's efforts. There has already been contact with Barcola's agents. Eberl already knows the winger from his time at RB Leipzig, when the club was interested in the Frenchman.
Eberl had to remain consistent amid talks with Leroy Sané. An agreement had already been reached with the German. He cancelled it and changed agents. If Eberl had now increased the offer, he would have lost face. Sané is a loss in sporting terms. Financially, however, Bayern will be relieved. Sané earned €20m. Eberl can now offer this salary to players like Williams, Rafael Leão or Barcola and add a little more. At Galatasaray, Sané will earn €9m net with a bonus of €3m. With add-ons, he can earn €15m net per year.
There was also a meeting between Leão's agents, Max Eberl and Christoph Freund. The summit took place at Säbener Straße on May 30, the day before the Champions League final. The talks have not become more concrete since then. Liverpool should also be interested in the player of AC Milan. Interesting: Leao shall also be Arsenal’s Plan B, if they can’t get Nico Williams.
No decision has yet been made on Kim Min-jae’s future. There have also been no negotiations with the player’s side. But, there is interest from Saudi Arabia. Kim has not ruled it out. However, we are still waiting to see whether Liverpool and Manchester United become concrete. There are also rumours that the two Premier League clubs are interested. The fact is: FC Bayern can imagine a sale. However, there is still no offer for the defender.
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