Bayern Munich is actively interested in signing Hertha Berlin midfielder Kennet Eichhorn. Board member Max Eberl has indicated the club wants to pursue the player and pay the release clause of €12m. Other clubs, including Manchester City, are also targeting the 16-year-old and may plan to sign him before loaning him to Bayer Leverkusen. Bundesliga rivals such as Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig can offer clearer routes to playing time, creating pressure on Bayern’s bid. Bayern’s counterpoint is the development of Lennart Karl, who has received significant minutes under Vincent Kompany. Bayern also considers how to manage midfield minutes given expected starters like Joshua Kimmich, Aleksandar Pavlović, and Tom Bischof.
"✅ It is TRUE: Bayern are pulling out all the stops to try and sign Kennet Eichhorn. I heard that he was a big topic during Monday's meeting last week between the supervisory board and Max Eberl when they made their plans for the summer. They want to go for him, and they want to pay for him (the release clause is just €12m [£10.3m])."
"The problem remains that there are many clubs that are also behind this player, like Manchester City, who want to sign the 16-year-old before sending him out on loan to Bayer Leverkusen. Bayern Munich are also aware of the fact that there are other Bundesliga clubs that would be able to offer a lot of playing time to the midfielder. Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig, among them. This is a problem for Bayern."
"That said, they do also have a strong argument on their side - they can point to Lennart Karl's development. He's only 18 years of age and has enjoyed plenty of minutes in the 2025/26 season under Vincent Kompany. So this offers some hope for Bayern Munich and gets a foot in the door for the Eichhorn transfer."
"The reality is that Eichhorn can just look over at Bayern Munich and see that Joshua Kimmich, Aleksandar Pavlović, and Tom Bischof are expected to eat up the majority of playing time in Bavaria next season. That could be a deterrent, but Vincent Kompany could have some ideas about how to balance the workload a little better."
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