Bayern Munich plot triple steal from Bundesliga rivals Bayer Leverkusen
Bayern Munich are mulling over a raid of Bayer Leverkusen's playing and coaching staff this summer to reestablish their stranglehold over German football, understands.
Thomas Tuchel's reigning champions have won the Bundesliga in each of the last 11 seasons. However, Bayern had to rely on Borussia Dortmund dropping points on the final day of the 2022/23 campaign to snatch the title and trail Leverkusen this term.
Xabi Alonso, who regally patrolled the base of midfield for three years during Bayern's unprecedented winning sequence, is at the helm of a Leverkusen side toppling records each week and has caught the eye of his former employers.
Exequiel Palacios struck the only goal against Augsburg in the 94th minute of Leverkusen's first game of 2024, earning the club's 14th league win of the season from just 17 games. Alonso's side are unbeaten across all competitions and boast a four-point lead over Bayern at the top of the table.
Bayern have a game in hand on Leverkusen and boast 41 points from 16 league matches but lack the imperious edge of previous iterations — despite Harry Kane's prolific start to life in Bavaria.
With their triumphant stretch threatening to come to a close this season, Bayern could poach three key figures from the side that may end their run, as revealed by .
Alongside Alonso, Bayern are thought to be keen on Leverkusen's prodigious playmaker Julian Wirtz and adventurous left-back Alejandro Grimaldo.
Wirtz missed almost nine months of 2022 with a cruciate ligament tear but has managed to largely avoid any subsequent setbacks, rapidly restoring his reputation as one of the most exciting young forwards in European football. Bayern's Jamal Musiala could also lay claim to that honour and the Bavarian
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