"Liverpool beat Bayern to the punch and had a better sales pitch for Wirtz and VfB Stuttgart played hardball with Bayern for Woltemade and didn't want to sell him to Bundesliga rivals - they went with Newcastle's cash instead. Still, Bayern has to remain forward thinking with their squad planning and transfer strategies, and the activity behind the scenes never stops."
"Bayern held interest in Olympique Lyon midfielder Malick Fofana during the summer transfer window, as he was one of several names listed on the Wirtz and Diaz contingency plan list. The Belgian international has a contract with Lyon that runs through June 2028 and he is still currently on Bayern's radar, as per Sky Sport journalist Florian Plettenberg (via @iMiaSanMia)."
"He's currently valuated at 30-million euros in the transfer market and has scored twice and assisted once from his 12 appearances between Ligue 1 and the Europa League so far this season. During the summer, it's understood that he wasn't exactly thrilled at the idea of being considered to be a backup for Diaz, who was already a backup of plan of sorts once Wirtz chose Liverpool over Bayern."
Bayern Munich missed out on Florian Wirtz and Nick Woltemade but have performed strongly this season, sitting first in the Bundesliga and reaching key cup stages. Luis Diaz has delivered productive performances and helped offset missing both targets. Liverpool signed Wirtz and Newcastle secured Woltemade. Bayern monitored Olympique Lyon winger Malick Fofana as a contingency; he is contracted to Lyon until June 2028, valued near €30 million, and has two goals and one assist in 12 appearances. Fofana disliked the idea of being a backup to Diaz, and Bayern's summer interest was not especially serious before the deadline.
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