The noise surrounding Bayern Munich’s rumored pursuit of Newcastle United attacker Anthony Gordon has grown in recent days and there seems to be growing support within the club about the move — even an endorsement from head coach Vincent Kompany.
Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg offered an update on Gordon’s situation, which threw cold water on some of the rumors that came out this week, but also reaffirmed that Bayern Munich is serious about this move:
🚨🆕 Anthony #Gordon’s management have been in contact with FC Bayern for months. Vincent Kompany has approved the deal. Contact remains ongoing.
Despite other reports, there were no negotiations with his agent at Säbener Strasse last week, especially as another person within the agency is responsible for him. #NUFC
As revealed, Bayern have Plan B and C in place in case Gordon becomes too expensive. 🏴
Meanwhile, Fabrizio Romano provided his own update:
🚨 Anthony Gordon has concrete chances to leave Newcastle this summer.
Bayern started contacts to be informed since February, he’s part of three-men shortlist for new winger.
Premier League clubs could join the race; Liverpool not concrete so far.
What is clear is that Gordon is a top-end talent that will come with a top-shelf price tag.
There will be competition for Gordon (primarily from Arsenal and Liverpool), so if Bayern Munich wants him it might have to pay a premium to get him. How high do they want to go for a guy, who — on paper — appears to be the exact kind of fit they need for the attack. Lighting fast, versatile, and with the ability to score and create, Gordon is what Bayern Munich needs, but will the Bavarians be able to get him? Moreover, is Bayern Munich willing to stretch its budget to get him — if so, how high will it go?
Those are the questions that fans want answered, but supporters could be in the dark until after the World Cup, so grab a coffee and settle in…we are all going to be here for a while.
Song of the Week: “Dashboard” by Modest Mouse
Back in the early aughts, I really got into Modest Mouse for a bit and they produced a few bangers including this one titled “Dashboard.”
That was a fun era of alt rock honestly and Modest Mouse was a quality sound during the era. Enjoy it with me!
Diomande was also serious option for Bayern
Bayern Munich seems to heavy in the throws of a pursuit of Gordon, but RB Leipzig’s Yan Diomande might have been the (unattainable) apple of FC Bayern’s eye per Sport Bild’s Christian Falk and Heiko Niedderer (as captured by @iMiaSanMia):
Yan Diomande is the desired target of Bayern’s coaching staff for the left wing – however, since a deal is unrealistic due to Leipzig’s extremely high price tag, Bayern are currently fully focused on Anthony Gordon, with talks taking place with the Englishman’s management. Bayern’s supervisory board is currently willing to sanction around €60m to start the negotiations. Newcastle want £80m, especially with Premier League clubs also interested. Bayern have committed to Gordon and made it clear that they want him.
At this stage, Diomande looks set to ink a big extension with RB Leipzig or make the jump to the Premier League. Bayern Munich never forgets, though. It would not be shocking to see the Bavarians revisit this topic in the future.
Entertainment Rundown
There was a delay is finishing the episodes of Invincible and The Boys, so reviews will be in the Midweek Warm-up on Wednesday. Apologies for the delay!
Predictions
The only real questions for this game are how hard Bayern Munich goes after this game and how much guff the Bavarians will take if they willingly affect the relegation race by not playing their regulars.
We all know that discussion is coming if Kompany rotates his squad heavily or loads up on youth of Bayern Munich II players. Regardless of any of that, though, Bayern Munich’s subs have proven to be very capable and should be a tough matchup for Heidenheim to deal with.
Until Bayern Munich hits the canvas and does not get up, we will continue to pick them in the Bundesliga.
Prediction: FC Bayern Munich 3-0 1. FC Heidenheim
Other Bundesliga predictions:
- Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 Hamburger SV
- Werder Bremen 1-2 FC Augsburg
- Union Berlin 1-1 FC Köln
- Hoffenheim 2-3 VfB Stuttgart
- Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 RB Leipzig
- St. Pauli 0-1 Mainz 05
- Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-3 Borussia Dortmund
- SC Freiburg 1-1 VfL Wolfsburg
Prediction Records
- Total: 512-333
- Perfect Picks: 55
- Bundesliga Last Matchday: 6-3
- Bundesliga Overall: 154-125
- DFB-Pokal: 51-11
- World Cup Qualifiers/Friendlies: 164-95
- Champions League: 99-79
- Club World Cup: 39-23
- Club Friendlies: 4-0
- Franz Beckenbauer Supercup: 1-0
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…
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