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The 24-year-old is a tremendous talent with a bright future, and German champions Bayern Munich are now interested in securing his signature. They are looking to add more quality in the middle of the park, and the 2022 World Cup winner would be an exceptional addition. According to a report from Fichajes, they are preparing an offer close to 120 million in order to sign the player.

Bayern are in advanced negotiations to sign SD Aucas drfender Virgilio Olaya (17), but the deal is not finalized yet. As a non-EU minor, Bayern can only sign Olaya after his 18th birthday on February 3rd, so at the earliest in the summer transfer window. In addition, due to further regulations, Bayern are not allowed to sign the vast majority of non-EU players like Olaya for their youth or second team even after their 18th birthday, but only for the first team.

In Madrid, Bayern looked the stronger side, but got off to a horrendous start. Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir was called for a penalty for what looked to be fairly incidental contact with her elbow as she jostled with an attacker in the box, and the visitors found themselves in a hole inside of 15 minutes as a result. The fight-back was there, though, and though the half ended 1-0 it eventually paid dividends.

Given Bayern's current form, we'd be quite happy for the 2025 Bundesliga year to last a little longer. Vincent Kompany's side have picked up a total of 37 points from their first 13 Bundesliga games - a record that equals the previous one set by the Munich men themselves in 2015/16. Harry Kane and Co. are actually undefeated in 22 league games stretching back to last season (18 wins, four draws).

However, during Bayern Munich's 3-1 victory over Sporting CP in the Champions League, club CEO Jan-Christian thinks that the fans in the Südkurve went too far with their pyro show. "First of all I think it's not good for nature. When you see the smoke, I was worried that the game would be interrupted. It's simply unacceptable. There will certainly be a sanction from UEFA, there will be a part ban of fans in the Südkurve," Dreesen said (as captured by @iMiaSanMia).

Watch Bayern Munich vs Sporting Lisbon today as Vincent Kompany's side hosts Portuguese opposition at the Allianz Arena, with all the details on live streaming and TV coverage right here in this guide. Bayern Munich saw Arsenal dash their perfect start on matchday five, and will hope to bounce back against Sporting. The Bavarians suffered a 3-1 defeat at the Emirates Stadium but are still well positioned in 3rd place behind the Gunners and PSG after five games played.

Bayern Munich's rip-roaring start to the 2025/26 campaign, on all fronts, seems to be sputtering just a little bit. A 5-0 smashing of VfB Stuttgart showed they have as much explosion in them as ever, but it follows a draw in the Bundesliga to Union Berlin, a bitter Champions League defeat to Arsenal, and another narrow scrape against Union in a DFB-Pokal win.