I want to do a good job here. This summer, we've made adjustments on the squad again. Developing talent should never be about hype. We've started to cut costs and generate revenue. That's what we stand for. My heart is here, I have big plans, and I want to be successful with Bayern Munich.
Ali Barat, the super-agent who dominated the summer with multiple market-defining deals, including Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson's loan to Bayern Munich, Chelsea winger Noni Madueke's transfer to Arsenal and Chelsea target Xavi Simons' switch to Tottenham Hotspur, has spoken to Confidential on his whirlwind window. The favourite to be crowned Best Agent at the Golden Boy awards for the second time later this year, Barat exudes calmness when he speaks.
Bayern's new Oktoberfest jersey. / adidas Bayern Munich and adidas have unveiled the club's annual Oktoberfest kit and this year's edition might be the most authentic nod to Bavarian tradition yet. The release celebrates the 190th edition of the modern Oktoberfest beer festival, which began in 1810 with the royal wedding of Bavaria's Crown Prince Ludwig (later King Ludwig I) and Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen. Fittingly, the 2025 kit blends football heritage with Alpine craftsmanship.
It will definitely be a different game. We're very much looking forward to it. We're in good form, we all came back fit from the national team. I hope we'll be able to bring the same energy onto the pitch. And then we'll see what's possible,
PSV were already interested two years ago, but I opted for a year in the second Bundesliga. Now it was the right time to go to the Netherlands. Everything fits - the style of football, the people. It feels like a club that also values family,
Stuttgart midfielder Angelo Stiller is on the radar of Real Madrid and Barcelona for a move next summer, according to Bild's Christian Falk. Stiller, 24, has a reported release clause of just €37.5 million and Madrid see him as a potential long-term replacement for the retired Toni Kroos, while Barca are planning in case Frenkie de Jong or Marc Casadó depart. Bayern Munich and Arsenal have also shown interest in the Germany international in the past.
On Saturday evening at the Allianz Arena, Bayern Munich dominated the visiting Hamburger SV team from start to finish en route to an impressive 5-0 victory. The reigning German Champions basically secured the three points before the half-time whistle by scoring four goals inside the opening half hour, courtesy of one apiece from Serge Gnabry, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Harry Kane, and Luis Diaz.
The Jonathan Tah to Bayern Munich transfer saga is one that lasted quite a long time, with the club going back and forth with Bayer Leverkusen and the media having even more fun. It ended in early June when Tah finally put ink on paper and signed for Bayern Munich on a 4-year contract.
The team bus was making its way down the motorway, the atmosphere relaxed. Cards could be heard being slapped on tables. Pizarro was sitting with some teammates when his mobile suddenly rang. He didn't know the number, but he immediately recognised the voice on the line. It was José Mourinho. "I quickly fled into the little kitchen to take the call," Pizarro recalls in our new exclusive website series LEGACY - The Voice of Legends. The coach wanted to sign him, and the Peruvian quickly made the decision to move to Chelsea.