🚨 Christian Falk's Fact Files - Šeško door opens for Manchester United

Today's exclusive transfer round-up from Bundesliga insider Christian Falk, featuring Bayern Munich, Liverpool, RB Leipzig, Manchester United and more

[From left to right: Christian Falk, Luis Diaz & Xavi Simons]

Today’s top stories

• How confident are Bayern of signing Liverpool winger Luis Diaz?

• Do Chelsea have the advantage in the race for Xavi Simons?

• What would make Bayern go out and sign Rodrygo?

• Plus all the latest on Nick Woltemade, Benjamin Šeško, Hugo Ekitike, and more!

Bundesliga transfers & news

BAYERN MUNICH

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Bayern Munich are increasingly certain that they will sign Luis Diaz in the end. Now, it’s just a question of money between the Bundesliga champions and Liverpool. The Bavarians already had two offers turned away; the first being €52m [£43.3m] and the second being €67.5m [£58.5m]. But now, Bayern are in negotiations directly with the Reds. They want to find a way to get the deal over the line; they don’t want to have to make another offer, which could be rejected - they’re determined to find a solution. FC Bayern are completely clear with the player: they want to give Diaz a four-year contract earning €14m [£12.1m] gross per year. I’ve heard that he’s only earning €2.7m [£2.3m] net at Liverpool - so it’s much, much lower than what he could be earning in Munich. This is one of the reasons why he wants to join Bayern Munich, as he feels he would be better appreciated. As we know, appreciation for footballers is at least partly always tied to money.