After a disappointing season last year, Bayern Munch is doing everything possible in the run-up to the new season to ensure that their side wins back the Bundesliga.
Fans with Bayern Munich tickets welcomed the move of Vincent Kompany, an English legend and ex-Bayern Munich player, and believe that he can turn things around.
In his first few months in charge, Kompany has quite a few issues to deal with, including the transfer speculation of Alphonso Davies to Real Madrid. The news that Real Madrid is eyeing Davies has made all the fans with BAyern Mucnih tickets tense.
But the Bavarian club wants to hold onto it.
Real Madrid plans to sign Alphonso Davies as a free agent next summer when his contract with Bayern Munich expires.
Ferland Mendy’s improved performances and fitness have given Carlo Ancelotti’s side a major boost, and they can afford to wait for the Canadian international.
The same cannot be said for Bayern Munich, though. They have yet to agree on a contract extension with Davies, and the club won’t want to see one of its most high-profile names leave as a free agent.
As reported by AS, according to reports in the German press, Bayern Munich’s board has hinted that, given the impossibility of renewing Davies’ contract, they prefer to transfer him this summer and collect a fee rather than see him leave for free in 2025. The Bundesliga club wants around €50 million for the move, but his signing could be closed at around €30 million.
That would be a very realistic, even a bargain, transfer fee for one of Europe’s most talented left-backs. It remains to be seen how Real Madrid approach the situation.
Real Madrid would likely have preferred to wait a year to bring in Davies. But now, they might need to take action.
European clubs are expected to be interested in signing Davies, especially for that kind of transfer fee. But a lot will depend on the player as well.
Of course, Davies could decide to stay put for another season and run down his contract, like Mbappe did at PSG last season. So, let’s see how this situation transpires over the coming weeks.
For the fans with Bayern Munich tickets, seeing Davies go will be shocking since he’s been the live-wire of the side in defense, and this will be a massive loss.
Emotional Welcome for Ex-Spurs Skipper
Tottenham fans gave Harry Kane a standing ovation when he was introduced from the substitutes’ bench in the second half of their friendly against Bayern Munich.
However, Spurs found themselves on the wrong end of a 3-2 scoreline against their former striker’s side. Thomas Muller’s late first-half goal was the winner at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Harry Kane returned to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and played the last ten minutes as his current side, Bayern Munich, won 3-2 in the pre-season friendly.
Both sides could have scored numerous times in the most open of first halves.
But as time wore on, Bayern took control, going in at the break two goals in front. This left Tottenham’s defensive stocks looking thin, with Sergio Romero and Micky van der Ven not in the starting eleven.
Spurs fans were waiting for the moment Spurs’ all-time top goalscorer Harry Kane came on in the 80th minute. In the closing stages, he went pretty close to scoring with two long-range efforts against his former club.
Tottenham began their Premier League campaign on Monday at last season’s Championship winner Leicester City.
Bayern’s Expensive Signing – Michael Olise
Olise is an interesting first signing for Bayern’s new head coach, Vincent Kompany, as the move involves an element of tactical risk for all parties involved.
Having been the hub of Palace’s attack over the past two seasons, Olise will become the proverbial small fish in Munich’s ocean of high-level talent.
There are no doubts about his potential, though, with Olise recording 12 goals and 17 assists in 56 Premier League appearances over the two campaigns. Despite enduring an injury-ravaged 2023-24, his creativity from both the wing and half-spaces was undeniable.
Olise is a solid finisher, converting 57 percent of his big chances last season and scoring almost twice as many non-penalty goals as expected (nine from an xG of 4.7).
He will also provide a progressive carrying option for Bayern, having averaged 6.4 successful take-ons (47 percent success rate) per 90 minutes last season.
The best reference on his capabilities come from the 5-0 win against Aston Villa in May where Olise’s positioning and movement opened attacking avenues for Palace. Dropping infield, he collects a pass from Adam Wharton and turns away from two defenders before sliding Jean-Philippe Mateta in to score.
In Kompany’s preferred system — and the Bundesliga — Olise should get more time on the ball than he did with Palace, allowing him to cut inside and link up well with right-backs who overlap, such as Noussair Mazraoui and Sacha Boey, as opposed to Joshua Kimmich, who has also played that position.
However, Olise must change his game, particularly his crossing and defensive work.
Last season, he averaged 2.5 crosses from open play per 90 minutes, the second-most in Palace’s squad, but only 23 percent percent of these were accurate. This and his innate ability to move inwards often raise questions about how he will work with Bayern’s main striker, Harry Kane.
Defensively, his 4.8 recoveries per 90 ranked Olise 15th out of Palace’s 23 outfield players, while his tackle success rate of 29 percent was the fourth worst at the club. Olise’s 0.5 possessions won in the attacking third per 90 was also the lowest among Palace’s attacking players.
Olise was a target for many of Europe’s elite clubs, and those with Bayern Munich tickets should feel very fortunate that he chose them ahead of the competition.
From their point of view, the pursuit of Olise was a no-brainer.
It is rare that an outstanding young prospect, who has already proven his ability to score and create goals in the Premier League, would be available for a relatively market-sensible price due to a release clause.
If Bayern had not entered the race, he’d probably have instead strengthened one of their Champions League rivals for years to come.
