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Boey’s options becoming clear (Kicker’s Georg Holzner via @iMiaSanMia) Could Bayern Munich still sell Sacha Boey during this transfer window? Maybe. According to this report, Everton, Olympique Lyon and Olympique Marseille are still interested in right-back Sacha Boey: Everton, Olympique Lyon and Olympique Marseille are among clubs monitoring the situation of Sacha Boey. Bayern remain open to a January sale. Hasn’t Everton already been burned once by Bayern Munich with an outside-back? It appears as if the English club is undeterred by its experience with Adam Aznou and could look back to Bayern Munich for Boey. As for Olympique Lyon and Olympique Marseille, both could be a good landing spot for Boey, who speaks French. Dettoni gives “a day in the life” for USA trip (FC Bayern Campus) Bayern Munich II defender Grayson Dettoni put together a “day in the life” video for the team during its trip to California: Ein Tag im Leben von Grayson #Dettoni – Trainingslager Edition 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/yTW6zWAcdu— FC Bayern Campus (@fcbayerncampus) January 19, 2026 Slot scoffs at Alonso question (Fabrizio Romano) At his press conference on Tuesday, Liverpool FC boss Arne Slot was asked about Xabi Alonso. It did not go well: 🚨 Arne Slot when asked about Xabi Alonso and Liverpool job: “Xabi called me saying he will take over six months! No, no, no… One of the weirdest questions I’ve ever got!” “I am working here for 18 months and I like my work here. Won the league, struggled more this season, that is obvious.” Look, reporters are there to ask questions, but that is a stupid question. Schalke reaches agreement with Džeko…can clubs agree on move? (Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg) Schalke 04 could be closing in on a move for Fiorentina striker Edin Džeko: 🚨💣 BREAKING | Schalke 04 and Edin #Dzeko have reached a full verbal agreement. Negotiations with Fiorentina are now under way. Baumann/Muslic worked hard and convinced him. #S04 appeal to him, as revealed yesterday. Now only an agreement between the clubs is needed. @Sky_Dirk @SkySportDE Even at 39-years-old, this seems kind of wild. Džeko has two goals in 18 games (722 minutes) across all competitions for Fiorentina. Odds are slim for longer Jackson stay (Kicker’s Georg Holzner via @iMiaSanMia) As it stands (and as expected), Nicolas Jackson is not likely to remain at Bayern Munich after this season: The clear indication as things stand is that Nicolas Jackson will not be signed permanently by Bayern in the summer, not even for less than the agreed €65m option to buy. Jackson’s performances will be closely monitored for the rest of the season. Only a significant increase in the level of performances would make the club reconsider signing him. ICYMI: Haaland has no answers after City upset (Fabrizio Romano) FK Bodø/Glimt shocked the world and beat Manchester City 3-1 in the Champions League. Afterwards, Erling Haaland had no answers for what went wrong: 🚨 Erling Haaland: “I don’t have the answers. I take full responsibility of not being able to score”.“I just apologise to everyone; every single Man City supporter, every supporter that travelled to Bodo, because in the end it’s embarrassing”, told TNT Sports. pic.twitter.com/8DuHVeCjsU— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 20, 2026 If you are looking for more Bayern Munich and German national team coverage, check out the latest episodes of Bavarian Podcast Works, which you can get on Acast, Spotify, Apple, or any leading podcast distributor… Join the conversation! Sign up for a user account and get: Comment on articles, community posts Rec comments, community posts New, improved notifications system! Fewer ads Create community posts

Real Madrid might have to wait for a very long time. Bayern Munich’s footballing sensation Lennart Karl, who has been touted as “Messi 2.0”, “the best thing since sliced bread”, “the heir to Thomas Müller”, etc etc. has been going from strength to strength this season. At just the age of 17, the phenom has made himself a legitimate starting AM option for the world’s best club at the moment, Bayern Munich. That is no mean feat. Especially given this Bayern side might go on to have the best season in club football history at the current pace. Lennart Karl is very special, and that makes it crucial to secure his long-term future at the club. In a Sport Bild interview (as captured by @iMiaSanMia), Bayern Munich director of sport Max Eberl stated that the club had “already signed Lennart Karl to a new long-term contract last summer.” He then added that “we had very good talks with Michael Ballack, and we were convinced he would get his chance with us.” This is encouraging, since former Bayern legend Michael Ballack is Lennart Karl’s agent, and a good relationship with a player’s agent always bodes well for future negotiations. Finally, he put the cherry on top: “He did very well, so the clauses in his [professional] contract will be activated. Nobody needs to worry about Lennart. He’s secured and we’re very happy that the strategy worked.” BFW Analysis The biggest no-brainer ever, and this simply means Karl is here to stay, and there is little doubt he’ll continue to perform at a very high level for Bayern. Heck, at this rate he might even get called up by the German National Team for the 2026 World Cup (it would be very surprising if he didn’t). This also means that the other European powerhouses (I see you, Real Madrid) will have to wait. For a long time. If you are looking for more Bayern Munich and German national team coverage, check out the latest episodes of Bavarian Podcast Works, which you can get on Acast, Spotify, Apple, or any leading podcast distributor… Join the conversation! Sign up for a user account and get: New, improved notifications system! Fewer ads Create community posts Comment on articles, community posts Rec comments, community posts

Union Saint-Gilloise has nothing to lose. No one expects the Belgian side to stroll into the Allianz Arena and take down Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Even with the odds stacked against it, Union Saint-Gilloise is not going to just rollover and give the game to the Bavarians. “Everyone knows Bayern are the favorites. We want to play our game and see what happens. We have to believe 100%; that’s all we can do. We shouldn’t focus too much on statistics. I’m going out there and want to enjoy it, and hopefully that will yield a result. (Harry) Kane, (Michael) Olise, (Luis) Díaz. Tomorrow’s opponents certainly have plenty of attacking talent. World-class players. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be playing here. Their playing style and results speak for themselves,” said Union Saint-Gilloise winger Raul Florucz (as captured by @iMiaSanMia). On the other end of this, Bayern Munich will get a stern reminder from head coach Vincent Kompany that the team cannot look past Union Saint-Gilloise. If you are looking for more Bayern Munich and German national team coverage, check out the latest episodes of Bavarian Podcast Works, which you can get on Acast, Spotify, Apple, or any leading podcast distributor… Join the conversation! Sign up for a user account and get: New, improved notifications system! Fewer ads Create community posts Comment on articles, community posts Rec comments, community posts

At one point, Mathys Tel looked like he was destined to be a part of Bayern Munich’s future. A dynamic attacker back in the 2023/24, Tel was thought to have the ability to shift out to wing and bring a goalscoring threat to that position. After all, he did register 10 goals and six assists during that initial campaign in Bavaria. That, however, did not work out as planned. Even with the support of Vincent Kompany, Tel had trouble functioning as a wing and struggled as a striker as well. Quickly, it was determined that the Frenchman needed a change of scenery, so a loan to Tottenham Hotspur and eventually a full transfer seemed to represent the chance for a reboot. That also is not working — and Tel might have the lost the trust of head coach (for now) Thomas Frank, who excluded the 20-year-old from his latest Champions League squad, which has angered is camp per Fabrizio Romano: 🚨⚠️ Tottenham manager Thomas Frank excludes again Mathys Tel from Champions League squad list. Frank makes space for Dominic Solanke and the only way was to remove Tel. ❗️ The French striker and his camp, not happy at all with the decision. With Tel unhappy, Paris FC is seeking to attempt to bring him back to France on a full transfer per Sky Germany journalist Florian Plettenberg: 🚨👀 Mathys #Tel remain the absolute dream transfer target for Paris FC until Deadline Day. Tel still wants to leave Tottenham, as revealed. Edin Dzeko is also on the list, but Tel is internally ranked as the clear number one priority.@kerry_hau @SkySportDE It seems — once again — that Tel needs to change things up in hopes of rediscovering that ability that made him such an intriguing prospect not all that long ago. The positives for Tel include that he is still just 20-years-old and that he has proven that — when right — he can score in a top league. However, Tel still does not seem to have a true position. Playing as a wing, just does not seem to be within his skillset, while Tel has also not yet shown he can produce as a solo striker on a consistent basis. In truth, he is probably best used as a left striker in a formation that include two strikers. This little nugget seems to limit the opportunities for Tel. Most fans likely hope that Tel will be able to turn things around and reach the potential that so many once saw in him. The bottom line on Tel’s tenure in Bavaria, though, is that Bayern Munich got out at the right time for everyone. The Frenchman’s progress was stunted at Bayern Munich and his exit helped pave the way for roster openings for players like Luis Díaz and Lennart Karl. All in all, this was how it needed to be for both Tel and Bayern Munich. From here, it is up to him to prove he can be as good as he thinks he is and some fans think he is as well. Song of the Midweek: “Kiss Them for Me” by Siouxsie and The Banshees Today, we’re venturing back into the 90s…1991 to be specific. This one was right before grunge took over and was a staple for the burgeoning alt rock genre and 120 minutes on MTV. Known mostly for their work that was considered “post punk” or “gothic rock” in the 80s, this one just always sounded good to me…and still does. Enjoy: Entertainment Rundown We will breakdown HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms on Friday. Spoiler Alert: It was not a great opening. Stranger Things Stranger Things mega-fans need to let it go. The ending — which was perfectly fine — is being crushed, which is okay (everyone has their own opinions). Clearly, it was not going to please everyone. However, the ridiculous demands that one character needed to hook up with another or that some inane plot-point like needing to know what happened to the long-hair, stoner pizza delivery guy from California needs to be addressed…just stop and grow up. The latest “controversy” stemmed from Finn Wolfhard (Mike)’s stint as host of Saturday Night Live appeared in a skit with Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas) and Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin) where they lampooned potential Stranger Things…

El periodista de TUDN dio un pantallazo de lo que se viene internamente con el fichaje de Miguel Ángel Borja. Miguel Ángel Borja es uno de los jugadores más importantes por estas horas en el mundo Cruz Azul, quien aguarda por el anuncio de su fichaje. El delantero colombiano firmará su contrato y será presentado en las próximas horas, luego de que se confirme la salida de Mateusz Bogusz al Houston Dynamo de la Major League Soccer. En la última edición de El Podscast de La Máquina, Adrián Esparza Oteo dio a conocer que si bien Borja no fue un pedido concreto de Nicolás Larcamón, el DT le aclaró que peleará desde atrás y el colombiano le aseguró que llega para ganar títulos. Su llegada, además, significará un sacudón interno a nivel de competencia. Luego de pronosticar que el ex de River Plate estaría listo para la jornada 4 de la Liga MX, el periodista de TUDN pronosticó el jugador que se verá perjudicado por la llegada de Miguel. Se trata de Mateo Levy, quien lucha por sumar minutos en un contexto donde el Toro Fernández es el delantero número 1. “Le va a caer muy mal la llegada de Borja a Levy”, mecionó La Joya. Previamente, tanto Emanuel Villa como Adrián Esparza mencionaron la falta de gol que atraviesa el joven canterano, quien en los últimos partidos ha tenido minutos desde la banca de suplentes. En este sentido, Tito pidió que los jóvenes no dejen de recibir participación: “A lo mejor si Nico en esa rotación le da minutos… Como le da minutos a Luka, le da minutos a Amaury, le tendrá que dar minutos a Levy“. La doble competencia abrirá el juego a la rotación De acuerdo con Adrián Esparza, la doble competencia de Cruz Azul con Liga MX y Concacaf Champions Cup obligará a Nicolás Larcamón a aplicar más rotaciones, favoreciendo a los jugadores jóvenes con más minutos oficiales dentro del campo.