Transfer news: Ten Hag Bayern, Gyokeres Arsenal, Chelsea swap deal, Liverpool star’s hint, & more
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Could Erik ten Hag be an option for Bayern as they struggle to find a new manager?
Erik ten Hag has always been appreciated by bosses at Bayern Munich, but for now his full focus is on Manchester United. Nothing is being decided now as his full focus is on United and the upcoming FA Cup final against Manchester City. Let’s see if Bayern will advanced on this one, I will let you know as soon as I know anything, but at the moment we have to be patient on Ten Hag’s future.
Obviously it’s been a difficult time for Bayern as they’ve missed out on a number of different manager targets now, and I’ve had some fans asking me why they seem to be struggling so much to get someone to replace Thomas Tuchel.
There’s not one simple answer to this – it’s different reasons, it’s not all the same. Xabi Alonso wanted to stay at Bayer Leverkusen, Julian Nagelsmann decided to extend his project with German federation until the World Cup, and Ralf Rangnick wanted big influence on players and market but also he decided to keep going with Austria. It’s not free managers rejecting, it’s all managers who already have a job so that’s why it was quite difficult for Bayern.
Bayern have also spoken publicly about possibly signing Florian Wirtz in the future, but I can guarantee that Wirtz has not decided anything for the future. Sources close to the player guarantee that he’s not making any decision now on a future move and it will depend on many factors including managers,
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