After an underperforming season in which Borussia Dortmund practically gave them the Bundesliga title on a platter, Bayern plan significant changes in the playing staff, which is certain to happen – no one expected this much.The search for a top-class centre-forward completely unexpectedly fell into the background. Reason: Bayern have to sell two defenders and bring in two new ones. For weeks, there has been speculation as to what will be the fate of Benjamin Pavard and Lucas Hernandez. And now it seems that all dilemmas have finally been resolved – both of them want to leave. This summer already.And while Pavard’s future was not so much debated, because his desire to change the surroundings was quite clear and open, the Bavarians tried to convince Hernandez to stay for some time. The contract was ready, a new, three-year one, but then Paris Saint-Germain appeared with a five-year one and practically demolished the entire Bayern structure.The situation is now crystal clear, according to German media. With both contracts expiring in 12 months, the Munich club want to sell them as soon as possible. The idea is to try to get most of the investment from Pavard (around 30,000,000), while the initial price for Hernandez would be 50,000,000 euros.Centre-backs Bayern should consider if Hernández and Pavard leave:Pau TorresJurrien TimberEvan NdickaMicky van de Ven#fcbayern pic.twitter.com/QwbPqtp40i— Marcel Moeller (@mmarcelandreas) May 25, 2023 It seems unrealistic, considering that the fast-footed sweeper could negotiate with whomever he wants in December already, but since Paris Saint-Germain have shown serious interest, it is not excluded that Bayern will get what they want. Moreover, it could happen that both of them end up in Paris, considering that Julian Nagelsmann highly values them, and the young German is currently the first pick for the bench of Saints.Now, who did the Bavarians target as replacements?The working group formed to deal with the upcoming transition period (Hoennes, Rummenigge, Tuchel) has several names in their notebooks. Last night it was leaked that the top priority is officially the best center back in Serie A – Kim Min-jae (26), however, he is far from the only one. Moreover, the position of the aforementioned trio is such that a left-footed defender should be brought in first, a sweeper who would be a natural replacement for Lucas Hernandez.The inner circle of candidates shows three names: Pau Torres (26) from Villarreal, Evan Ndicka (23) from Eintracht Frankfurt and Micky van de Ven (22) from Wolfsburg. In terms of reputation, the Spanish national team player is undoubtedly the number one option however his release clause is 50,000,000 euros. Ndicka’s advantage lies in the fact that the Ivorian is a free agent and could join for zero euros of compensation, while Van de Ven is closest to Hernandez – style-wise, a sweeper who can also play as a left-back very successfully.##NAJAVA_MECA_7324400##Bild goes on to say that Tuchel is putting increasing pressure on Hoennes and Rummenigge and that his displeasure could be growing week by week. A reminder – a great desire of the German manager was Declan Rice but when the two experienced executives heard about the price, they informed Tuchel that it’s not going to happen. The next target is Sofyan Amrabat (26), but Tuchel is not happy with such a solution.A new problem is that Bayern now have to react very quickly, and there is a lot of work to do. Because it is speculated that there are not only two defenders on the transfer exit list, but that the German champion would be happy to get rid of some other players, such as Mane, Gnabry, Sane…The same source also reminds us that Tuchel can be very awkward when the authorities do not fulfill his wishes, and recalls the case from 2016, when he was with Dortmund. Tuchel then asked Hans Joachim Watzke to bring him veteran Sami Khedira – and got a big NO. Tuchel wanted Johannes Geis as a replacement, and when that didn’t work out either, the first conflicts with the management occurred. Not long after, Tuchel left Westphalia.##EDITORS_CHOICE##”Because of all that, Bayern have to be careful,” writes Bild. “Thomas Tuchel has been on very good terms with Hoennes until now. He also maintains good relations with Rummenigge, both of them appreciate him, however another failed transfer could lead to a serious storm in Munich”.Bayern have completed two transfers so far. Konrad Laimer and Raphael Guerreiro joined the ranks of the German champions as free agents. The Portuguese should be presented in the coming days…
