BAVARIAN FOOTBALL WORKS
According to reports out of both England and Germany, Bayern Munich have bid upwards of 100 million euros for Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane and set a midnight deadline for Daniel Levy to accept. This is it folks — either the transfer goes through in the next few hours/days, or Kane never comes to Bayern. We have already discussed the pros and cons of this signing before, but now that the end is in sight … what if it doesn’t go our way?
What if Bayern Munich fail to get Harry Kane? Well, the consequences will be as follows:
An impending lineup crisis
Thomas Tuchel wants — nay, needs — new striker. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting has spent more time injured than fit for the last six months, and even if he were in tip top condition, he’s hardly a world class replacement to Robert Lewandowski. Mathys Tel has all the signs of becoming a top center forward one day, but he cannot be expected to lead the lineup at 18 for a team that wants to win the Champions League.
If Bayern Munich fail to get Kane, the team will enter a crisis. Goals were hard to come by in the preseason games, and with both Choupo and Thomas Muller struggling with injury, things could get very dire without a top level player like Kane in the lineup. Naturally, this would mean finding a replacement.
But who?
The alternatives
Chelsea FC want Dusan Vlahovic, and want to trade Romelu Lukaku + cash for him. Juventus are ready to accept that deal, and they’re negotiating a price. Could Bayern hijack that bid, and make a play for Vlahovic? How much would that cost? At this stage, it’s hard to say, but the club would need to compensate Juventus for missing out on their desired striker candidate in Lukaku.
Another option is Eintracht Frankfurt’s Randal Kolo Muani, but he’s not an ideal choice. He’s far too expensive given the long contract he has left with Frankfurt, and his playstyle isn’t quite what Bayern are looking for. Victor Osimhen might be more suitable, but Napoli want far too much money.
That only leaves Niclas Fullkrug, a player who could be signed on short notice and do the job as a target man for Bayern Munich this season. That’s … not great. Fullkrug did win the Bundesliga top scorer award last season, but he’s not exactly a Kane or an Osimhen or a Kolo Muani. He’s a 30-year-old late bloomer with a spotty injury record. At that point, you might as well gamble on Mathys Tel and hope Choupo-Moting stays fit.
