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Michael Olise is a bit of an enigma. Since arriving from Crystal Palace in the summer of 2024, the Bayern Munich winger has barely shown an ounce of emotion, despite wracking up goals and assists in the league and in Europe. His signature celebration is relatively sedate, and he rarely ever gets riled up by the opposition. This stoic demeanor has resulted in his being labeled "nonchalant" and an "aura farmer" by fans of the club.

In Christoph [Freund], Vinnie [Kompany] and me, you've got three people responsible who all had to come through the youth ranks. We are cautious but also careful. Lennart Karl is the rising star at the moment. We also have a lot of lads who train with the first team on a regular basis,

"Before I moved to Munich, I couldn't imagine that Bayern stars could be so normal. I don't even know what I expected. Maybe that they'd be unapproachable," Bischof admitted (as captured by X account @iMiaSanMia). "But not at all. First, [Joshua] Kimmich's message surprised me. Then an encounter with Manuel Neuer. I was in the elevator with Aleks Pavlović, and then he came in. And he was so funny, so down-to-earth, so amusing, and above all, so nice. The Bayern dressing room is truly an exceptional place. A place full of energy and determination, yet still comfortable."

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Adin Ličina has left Bayern to join Juventus.

Milan are looking to complete deals for three young talents before the window concludes, and are well on the way to doing so.

Bayern's U-23s hosted Regionalliga Südwest side SGV Freiberg for a friendly to regain match fitness and emerged with a dull 0-0 draw. No highlights were made available. However, there were multiple interesting changes to the squad. The likes of left back Deniz Ofli and midfielder Maycon Cardozo are now fully integrated in the squad after spending the first half of the seasons with the U-19s.

The mood at Bayern Munich is slightly deflated after their controversial 2-2 draw at Hamburg SV over the weekend, but it still can't take away just how good they've been over the course of the season. To date, they have only dropped points a total of four times all season across all competitions; the draw at Hamburg SV, the loss to FC Augsburg, the loss to Arsenal in the Champions League, and the 2-2 draw at Union Berlin in the hinrunde.

So why oh why would he do this? Per Tz and his own personal Instagram, Kahn has been spending the winter holidays skiing in the Alps. Yes, that's right. Skiing. There is no greater sin for a Bayern Munich adjacent person to commit than to go skiing. Manuel Neuer did it and the football gods cursed him with an accident where he broke his foot. Julian Nagelsmann did it and he got sacked.

After Bayern Munich's 2-2 draw with Hamburger SV on Saturday, fans were unhappy to say the least. For the most part, optimism has been running rampant with fans, but a loss to FC Augsburg last weekend, a less-than-stellar win over PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League on Wednesday, and Saturday's debacle at Volksparkstadion has opened up the floodgates for doubt and naysayers.

Leon Goretzka has just announced that he'll be leaving the club during the summer as a free agent and the club's front office is still working on new contracts for Dayot Upamecano, Serge Gnabry, and Harry Kane. While there haven't been any major signings this winter, there has been a lot of prospecting going on for this summer. Feyenoord defender Givairo Read has been a name mentioned internally at Bayern as they plan to get more cover at right back.

Bayern Munich dropped points for the second week in a row after drawing 2-2 in their visit to Hamburg SV. The match presented several refereeing decisions that went against Bayern, which left players, staff and fans disgruntled. The frustration was enough for Bayern players and coaching staff to confront match referee Harm Osmers in the referee's dressing room after the final whistle, per a Bild report (via @iMiaSanMia):