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Chelsea interested in Kim (Korea Times) Chelsea FC could be looking at Bayern Munich center-back Kim Min-jae as a candidate for a summer transfer: This season, too, he has not been an automatic starter. This season, he has made eight starts, nine substitute appearances, and missed seven matches and this has inevitably led to suggestions that he could be on the move. And these days, the clubs that are spending most of the money are in the English Premier League. Chelsea has been linked before and has been once again. The wealthy London club, which became the FIFA Club World Champion last summer, is always active in the transfer market. There has recently been a change of head coach and that often brings a surge in activity. It is believed that Bayern Munich boss Vincent Kompany wants the Korean to stay. As we all know, it all depends on whether the player wants to go. Earlier in January, Kim said publicly, “I have never even considered a transfer.” Chelsea has looked vulnerable at the back this season and could do with some reinforcement. After winning the title in Italy and Germany, doing the same in England would complete a special hat trick. But Chelsea is not going to win the English title this season, so it could be better to wait until the next campaign when new coach Liam Rosenior has had time to put his team together. Kim’s future at Bayern Munich is uncertain at best moving forward. If Dayot Upamecano re-ups, Kim would opt to leave Bayern Munich in search of a starting job. The South Korean center-back could push for more playing time in the second half of the season if he can build off what he did vs. FC Köln last week. Eberl would have been happy to get Wirtz (Bild via @iMiaSanMia) In an interview with Bild that contained a “True or false?” segment, Bayern Munich board member for sport Max Eberl was asked if he was happy that Liverpool FC attacker Florian Wirtz rejected a move to Bayern Munich before moving to Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen. Eberl — not shockingly — took the path of least resistance with his response: True or false? Max Eberl is happy that Florian Wirtz rejected a move to FC Bayern because that resulted in Luis Díaz joining the club.. Eberl: “Honestly I’d say false. We’d have been very happy if Florian Wirtz had chosen FC Bayern. He decided for the Premier League. And we’re very happy we made another very good decision by signing Luis Díaz.” Bayern Munich went hard after Wirtz, but when he spurned the move the arrival of Díaz, the emergence of Lennart Karl, and the re-emergence of Serge Gnabry all helped fill the void. All-in-all, it worked out for the Bavarians. Neuer, Tah, Olise, Kane recognized for big efforts vs. Leipzig (Kicker via @iMiaSanMia) Bayern Munich stars Manuel Neuer, Jonathan Tah, Michael Olise, and Harry Kane were all named to Kicker’s Bundesliga Player of the Week: Manuel Neuer, Jonathan Tah, Michael Olise and Harry Kane in @kicker's Bundesliga Team of the Week pic.twitter.com/EGmC0dhXMR— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) January 19, 2026 Meanwhile, Tah, Olise, and Kane were on WhoScored.com’s Bundesliga Team of the Week: Jonathan Tah, Michael Olise and Harry Kane in @WhoScored's Bundesliga Team of the Week Olise (10/10) is Player of the Week pic.twitter.com/N0gH4P6oAP— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) January 19, 2026 Frank to remain in place…for now (ESPN) As of now, Tottenham Hotspur is not planning to sack Thomas Frank: Thomas Frank is expected to remain in charge at Tottenham for their Champions League clash with Borussia Dortmund, Sky Sports report. Spurs’ recent dismal run went from bad to worse at the weekend with a late 2-1 defeat to London rivals West Ham. However, it doesn’t mean his job is safe. The Spurs hierarchy is believed to be looking at all options. It will be shocking if Frank survives a loss to Borussia Dortmund. Juve making big plans? (ESPN) Juventus could be planning a lot of roster changes: There…

It was an eventful week for some Bayern loanees. The Bundesliga teams had two matches each this week as the Hinrunde ended and the Rückrunde began. Zaragoza was named man of the match and scored a goal. Peretz made his Championship debut for Southampton after a successful FA Cup fixture last weekend. Also, check out what Kusi-Asare did in just minutes on the field. All this and more below: FC Bayern Munich There are nine players from on loan from the first team. Germany – Bundesliga There are three players on loan to the German Bundesliga: Alexander Nübel, Arijon Ibrahimovic, and Armando Sieb. Alexander Nübel – VfB Stuttgart Nübel started for Stuttgart at home against Eintracht Frankfurt. He faced his first shot on goal in the fifth minute, but he was not able to keep it out of the net. His team had his back and took a 2-1 lead before halftime with out facing another shot on goal. His first save came early in the second half. Eintracht found an equalizer in the 80th minute, but Stuttgart found a late winner in the 87th minute. Nübel secured the win with two more saves in the 89th minute. Stuttgart won 3-2. Nübel also started for Stuttgart in their second home match of the week against Union Berlin. He did not face a shot on goal for most of this match until 83rd minute when he also conceded a goal — an equalizer in Berlin’s first shot on goal. This must have woken Berlin up, because they recorded two more shots on goal in the 85th and 88th minutes. Luckily he was up to the task to save those, but his teammates could not find a winner and the match finished 1-1. Stuttgart will travel to Italy to face AS Roma in the Europa League on Thursday. They return to Germany with another road game away to Monchengladbach. Arijon Ibrahimović – 1. FC Heidenheim Ibrahimović started for Heidenheim away to Mainz and fellow loanee Sieb. He had four shots — one on goal and three blocked. He also created two chances for his teammates to shoot. He played the full 90 minutes but was not able to find his team to enough to pick up points on the road. They fell 3-2. Ibrahimović started and played the full 90 minutes again for Heidenheim on the road against Wolfsburg. He did not have a shot attempt this match, but created four chances for his teammates to shoot. He also tracked back on defense and recorded two interceptions and seven recoveries. Wolfsburg and Heidenheim each scored a goal and took a point each. Heidenheim will host RB Leipzig on Saturday. Armindo Sieb – 1. FSV Mainz 05 Sieb started at home against Sieb’s Heidenheim. He had just one shot, which was on target and credited as a big chance missed. He was subbed out in the 59th minute with his team 2-0. Heidenheim scored a goal but Mainz held on for a 2-1 home win. Sieb started for Mainz on the road against FC Köln. He had a very similar match one the weekend as he did midweek. He played 61 minutes and again had just one shot which was on goal and credited as a big chance missed. The difference this time was that he left the match at 1-1 and Mainz conceded a late winner leading to a 2-1 loss on the road. Mainz will host Wolfsburg on Saturday. England – Premier League There are two player on loan to the English Premier League: João Palhinha and Jonah Kusi-Asare. João Palhinha – Tottenham Palhinha was not on the bench for Spurs’ 2-1 home loss against crosstown rivals, West Ham United. Tottenham will host BVB Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday. They return to league play on Saturday away to Burnley. Jonah Kusi-Asare – Fulham Kusi-Asare was on the bench for Fulham’s match at Leeds United. He came into the match in the 88th minute to a scoreless draw. He did not have a single touch in the eight minutes on the field, but he saw his team concede a late winner and picked up a yellow for a stray elbow in an eventful stoppage time. Fulham fell 1-0 on the road. Fulham will host Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday. England — Championship Daniel Peretz is the only player on loan to…

La hache de guerre est enterrée entre Gérard Depardieu et le photographe italien Rino Barillari. Après une altercation en mai 2024 entraînant une procédure, le photographe a finalement retiré sa plainte après avoir fait la paix avec le comédien français.

Le lundi, le service Culture du « Monde » propose aux lecteurs de « La Matinale » ses choix en matière de musique. En ce début d’année, nous vous proposons une sélection de concerts jusqu’à la fin février 2026.