"Florian Wirtz choosing Liverpool over Bayern Munich complicated the summer transfer window for the reigning Bundesliga champions, as the German Rekordmeister had been planning for the blockbuster move for a long time heading into this past summer. Everything looked like it was going on the right track before conversations with Liverpool manager Arne Slot ultimately persuaded Wirtz that Merseyside would be the better destination for himself."
"The Colombian international has hit the ground running in Munich, having already tallied three goals and two assists from four appearances across all competitions. Nonetheless, it was not always 100% certain that Bayern was going to be able to land Diaz, so they had backup plans for if they could not get the Colombian, just as Diaz was technically a contingency plan for Wirtz."
"Per information from football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano (per @iMiaSanMia), Bayern had already gone as far as having a verbal agreement for a contract with Fofana before they wound up getting the Diaz move over the line. In doing such, they were also fully transparent with the player, having made it clear to him that Diaz was their primary option - not exactly the most enticing sales pitch for a club trying to sign you."
Florian Wirtz opted to join Liverpool rather than Bayern Munich, forcing Bayern to shift their summer transfer approach. Bayern turned to contingency plans and signed Luis Díaz from Liverpool for roughly €75m, with Díaz immediately contributing goals and assists. Bayern maintained interest in Malick Fofana of Olympique Lyon as an alternative target and pursued loan reinforcements, bringing in Nicolas Jackson on loan from Chelsea. Bayern had reportedly reached a verbal agreement with Fofana before completing the Díaz transfer and informed Fofana that Díaz was their primary option. Fofana has one goal and one assist in three Ligue 1 appearances.
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