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      How Bayern Munich could line up under Thomas Tuchel with German raiding Chelsea for three stars including Mason Mount

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      THOMAS TUCHEL is set to be named as Bayern Munich’s new boss following the reported sacking of Julian Nagelsmann. The ex-Chelsea boss will be inheriting one of Europe’s strongest squads, but he will be expected to put his own twist on things come the summer.
      Thomas Tuchel is set to be named as Bayern Munich’s new bossCredit: Getty
      Harry Kane and Mason Mount have been heavily linked with exit’s from their respective clubs
      With this in mind, SunSport have taken a look at how Tuchel may line up his Bayern Munich outfit.
      The German had particular favourites at Chelsea, with many of them now out of favour.
      Mason Mount is one such star and could consequently be signed by Tuchel for his Bayern midfield.
      With Thomas Muller now 33 years old – not that he is showing signs of slowing down – a long-term replacement in attacking midfield could be needed.
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      Harry Kane is also a long-term target for Bayern, and could also be signed alongside the Englishman.
      Joao Cancelo could also be brought in on a permanent deal to complete a hat-trick of Prem signings.
      Another look at a Bayern team under Tuchel could see a huge raid on ex-club Chelsea.
      Winger Christian Pulisic has been linked heavily with an exit, and has previously played in the Bundesliga.
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      Elsewhere, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is set to leave the club after falling out of favour.
      He has already been signed twice by Tuchel, so Bayern could make it a hat-trick.
      The pair could be brought in alongside Mount.
      An alternative look could see Mount brought in once again, with Neymar brought in on the wing with him linked with the exit door at Paris Saint-Germain.
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      Man Utd transfer target Randal Kolo Muani drops biggest hint yet over £105m summer move from Eintracht Frankfurt

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      MANCHESTER UNITED transfer target Randal Kolo Muani has dropped the biggest hint yet he could move to the club. The French forward has been on United’s radar ahead of a possible summer move.
      Randal Kolo Muani has dropped a big hint he may leave Eintracht Frankfurt in the summerCredit: Getty
      Kolo Muani is enjoying a strong season in the Bundesliga
      The transfer could see the Red Devils fork out £105million to prise him away from Oliver Glasner’s Eintracht Frankfurt.
      And the 24-year-old forward has given the biggest hint yet that he may move in the summer.
      Speaking to French publication L’Equipe, he said: “We talk about it a lot already, but I try to be focused on my club.
      “We continue our performances and we will see this summer. Afterwards, I always dreamed of playing in big clubs.”
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      Kolo Muani has scored 16 goals and added 12 assists for Frankfurt this season, which has followed a 16-goal and assist league season with Nantes in Ligue 1.
      This has also seen him court interest from the likes of Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich.
      On his strong form, Muani said: “I thought I was going to need some time to adapt, maybe a year. But everything exploded. Either way, I’m ready for any challenge.
      “I ask the club to get me my statistics on my matches each time. I share this with my physical trainer to know what to improve.
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      “I do a lot of goals and assists, but it’s not at the level where I should be. I still miss quite a bit. This is only my third (full) season as a pro.”
      His form saw him called up by France for the World Cup in Qatar, a few short months after he made his international debut.
      He made a strong impression in appearances off the bench in the semi-final and final.
      The Frenchman netted a killing blow in the semi-final victory over Morocco, while he picked up an assist in the final against Argentina.
      However, he was denied the chance to win the World Cup when Emiliano Martinez saved his shot in extra time which later saw him subjected to vile racist abuse. More

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      ‘The player is ours!’ – Jose Enrique leaks Liverpool’s first summer transfer with Bayern star on brink of shock move

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      LIVERPOOL have already completed their first signing of the summer… according to their former player Jose Enrique.The Reds are eager to bolster their midfield after enduring a difficult campaign this time around.
      Jose Enrique played 99 times for Liverpool between 2011 and 2016Credit: Getty
      Thiago Alcantara and Arthur Melo have missed plenty of time with injuries, while Stefan Bajcetic has now been ruled out for the season.
      Liverpool have been linked with a stunning swoop for England star Jude Bellingham.
      But according to Enrique, they’ve already sealed a move for another midfield wonderkid.
      Appearing on a live stream, the Spaniard was asked about Bayern Munich youngster Ryan Gravenberch.
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      He said: “This player is ours, amigo… He said ‘yeah’.”
      Enrique, 37, then elaborated: “It’s the same agent as me, team Raiola.
      “We had a meeting not long ago in London, this is our player.”
      His co-host then interrupted him, warning: “Be careful, you’re on live!”
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      Gravenberch burst on to the scene with Ajax before making the switch to Bayern last summer for a fee rising to around £20million.
      He has struggled to make an impression at Allianz Arena, however, starting just ONE Bundesliga match this season.
      Despite his lack of action, Bayern boss Julian Nagelsmann backed Gravenberch to become one of the world’s best midfielders.
      He told Sky Germany in October: “I had a good conversation with Ryan this week.
      I’ve told him that he is going to be one of the best midfielders in the world one dayJulian Nagelsmann
      “I’ve told him again clearly what the difference is from his role last year, when he always played from the start.
      “It’s not quite so easy for a young player to come in at 20 and only come on for 20 minutes. It’s just a whole different approach.
      “He is of course sad that he doesn’t play much, but not frustrated or angry at all. He’s a great guy, who will continue his development.
      “I’ve told him that he is going to be one of the best midfielders in the world one day, and I’m committed to that.
      “He just has to adjust a few things, and he will do that.”
      Ryan Gravenberch has started one Bundesliga match since joining Bayern MunichCredit: Getty More

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      Yann Sommer lives up to incredible promise as he trucks in a near TONNE of Swiss chocolate.. before giving it to charity

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      YANN SOMMER went from dominating his box to donating his chocs – all 700 KILOS of them!The Bayern Munich keeper trucked in the top-notch nibbles from his home country Switzerland after making a bemusing promise to team-mate Matthijs de Ligt – but then gave them to a foodbank instead.
      Yann Sommer wanted to thank goal-line hero Matthijs de Ligt with a massive haul of chocolates but ultimately gave them to a Munich charityCredit: Getty
      Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Serge Gnabry were the goalscoring foxes in the box for Bayern but it’s the chocs in these boxes that will help a foodbank
      Sommer vowed to reward the defender for a goal-line clearance when Bayern KO’d PSG in the Champions League last week.
      In the end, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Serge Gnabry both grabbed an After Eight on the night – second-half goals to clinch a 2-0 win.
      That double bounty put Bayern into the last 16 by 3-0 on aggregate.
      But Sommer was so impressed by De Ligt’s intervention that he vowed to deliver him a huge haul of chocolate bars from Swiss manufacturer Kägi. 
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      The stopper, however, eventually opted to send the sweets to a charity in Munich called Münchner Tafel.
      And apart from being a charitable idea, De Ligt seems to think it was wise for football reasons too.
      Just before the 0.7 TONNE of bars was redirected, the Holland star told Sport1: “We’re in good form now so it’s better not to eat too much chocolate.
      “This week was very important — with the win against Paris (and against Augsburg). 
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      “We’re now in the Champions League quarter-final, in the DFB-Pokal and top of the Bundesliga, so it was important.”
      And chasing that confection of honours is surely a sweet consolation for sticking to a strict eating regime. More

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      Joao Cancelo’s Bayern Munich spell goes from bad to worse with on-loan Man City star set to miss biggest game of season

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      AS JOAO CANCELO is discovering, sometimes the grass is not always greener outside of the Premier League.What should have been a career-changing loan spell with Bayern Munich has turned into a period of frustration for the Portugal wing-back.
      Joao Cancelo has been hooked in each of his only four starts for BayernCredit: Getty
      Cancelo, 28, is set to miss the biggest  game of the season so far: Wednesday’s Champions League last 16, second leg against Paris Saint-Germain.
      Bayern chief Julian Nagelsmann will likely choose a more defensive approach, with academy graduate Josip Stanisic set to replace the suspended Benjamin Pavard.
      Amid reports of training-ground rows with boss Pep Guardiola, Cancelo pushed to leave Manchester City in January.
      And despite having no viable back-up, the club agreed.
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      But since arriving in the Bundesliga, Cancelo has yet to complete a full 90 minutes for Bayern. The four times he has started he has been hooked.
      And in recent weeks, Nagelsmann has gone with a back three and Cancelo has been stuck on the bench.
      Images of him sulking in training on Monday will not have helped.
      It certainly will not persuade Bayern his £61.5million buy-out option is worth exploring.
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      Nagelsmann yesterday praised “reliable” and “speedy” Stanisic, expecting the Croat, 22, to play despite a slight hamstring concern.
      Striker Thomas Muller said: “Stani’s qualities are there to see. He’s a really tough fighter, he’s technically gifted.”
      Meanwhile, Muller says Bayern have a plan to stop Kylian Mbappe as they protect a slender 1-0 lead from the first leg.
      The German, 33, said: “If it goes according to our plan, he’s not going to have too much fun.” More

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      Harry Kane would be sorely tempted by Man Utd or Bayern summer transfer after another Tottenham trophy failure

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      IT is 32 years since Tottenham last reached the FA Cup final.That triumph, blighted by Paul Gascoigne’s self-inflicted knee injury, arrived two years before Harry Kane was born.
      Harry Kane faces another trophyless season if Spurs go out of the Champions League next weekCredit: Rex
      At Bramall Lane on Wednesday, Kane’s last chance to lift the Cup for his boyhood club might well have passed with the England captain left on the bench until midway through the second half.
      Kane turns 30 this summer, is out of contract next year and has no major trophies to go alongside a sackful of personal accolades.
      And this workaholic football obsessive would have wanted to face Sheffield United in that fifth-round tie.
      He wants to play in every game and values domestic cups more than most of those who have managed him at Spurs.
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      For those of us who grew up on Chas & Dave Cup final singles, it is extraordinary to comprehend that Spurs have failed to reach that showpiece in more than three decades. 
      Their recent record in the competition is shocking. Defeat by the Blades was their fourth consecutive last-16 exit, following a similar 1-0 defeat at Middlesbrough last year, a ridiculous 5-4 defeat at Everton and a shootout loss against the Premier League’s worst team, Norwich, on the night when Eric Dier waded into the stands to confront fans.
      Before that came a fourth-round defeat at Crystal Palace, after which boss Mauricio Pochettino — who had made seven changes — admitted domestic knockout competitions were less important than Champions League qualification.
      That is the view of chairman Daniel Levy, too.
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      But it runs against the Danny Blanchflower ‘glory game’ ethos and it shows a disconnect between ownership, management and the majority of Tottenham’s fanbase.
      Spurs haven’t been the mightiest team in the land since they last won the league — ‘in black and white’, as rivals like to point out — in 1961. But for the following 30 years they enjoyed a rich heritage as a Cup team.
      That is now all ancient history, Ossie’s Dream a distant memory.
      Before their dismal recent run, Spurs lost their last seven FA Cup semi-finals.
      But the Spursiness of Wednesday’s defeat was off the scale.Blades boss Paul Heckingbottom had made wholesale changes but his promotion-chasing Championship side still had enough to defeat a complacent Tottenham.
      Antonio Conte has yet to deliver silverware to TottenhamCredit: Reuters
      Antonio Conte, soon to return after gallbladder surgery, miscalculated by dropping his club’s  all-time record goalscorer as well as his best defender, Cristian Romero, and Dejan Kulusevski.
      Losing in Sheffield was a serious blow, especially as Spurs would have been handed a home draw against Blackburn had they made it to the quarter-finals.
      A recent revival, which included victories over Manchester City and Chelsea, has boosted hopes of a top-four finish — but with Liverpool on the rise and Newcastle still dangerous, that is far from guaranteed.
      Next week’s Champions League return leg against AC Milan, with Spurs trailing 1-0, has taken on added significance but the  FA Cup represented Tottenham’s best hope of silverware.
      Kane will not be happy about Conte’s latest sickbed selection.
      Sure, Iliman Ndiaye’s winner arrived after Kane’s introduction and, yes, Spurs lost at Boro last season with their talisman in the starting line-up.
      But Tottenham’s chances would have improved had Kane started. His replacement, Richarlison, is yet to score for Spurs in domestic competition.
      It was a desperate night for Spurs in SheffieldCredit: Getty
      Kane has refused to rule out a summer move and with Spurs almost certain to rack up a 14th consecutive trophyless season, he will be sorely tempted if Manchester United and Bayern Munich make their expected summer moves for him.
      Might winning the FA Cup have made the difference in persuading Kane to stay? Quite possibly, yes. He is an old-fashioned glory man.
      Kane tried to leave 18 months ago and the smart money is on him trying again, knowing it will be Tottenham’s last chance to cash in on him this coming summer.
      The England skipper has carried Spurs for years. They have punched above their weight since he arrived in the first team, largely because of his goals, assists and all-round presence.
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      With Newcastle’s rise, Spurs are now the seventh richest club in the Premier League. By rights they should be a Europa Conference League side.
      Without Kane, they are likely to sink into that sort of territory. And defeat at Bramall Lane might not have been merely a one-off humiliation — it may spell the beginning of the end of the Kane era. More

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      Cristiano Ronaldo told me quitting Liverpool for Bayern Munich was a ‘great step’, says Sadio Mane

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      SADIO MANE has revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo told him that leaving Liverpool for Bayern Munich last summer was a “great step”.The Senegal superstar, 30, quit Anfield after six years in 2022 having helped the club win the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, Super Cup and Club World Cup.
      Sadio Mane has revealed what Cristiano Ronaldo told him after he completed a summer transfer to Bayern MunichCredit: Getty
      Ronaldo saw Mane in Mallorca and described the transfer as a ‘great step’Credit: Getty
      He joined German champions Bayern in a £35million transfer, which he says ex-Manchester United star Ronaldo described as a “great step”.
      Mane came across Ronaldo, 38, in Mallorca before this season started.
      Speaking to BILDSport, Mane said: “That says everything about the Bundesliga and underlines what I’ve already said: I think you underestimate the Bundesliga here.
      “The recent performances in the Champions League prove that.
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      “I met Cristiano Ronaldo in Mallorca before this season after my move was completed. 
      “He congratulated me and told me: ‘A great club. This is a great step for you.'”
      Mane has had a good start to life at Bayern, scoring 11 goals in 24 appearances.
      The attacker made his return to action in the 3-0 win over title rivals Union Berlin at the weekend.
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      Mane missed last November-December’s World Cup and had missed Bayern’s last nine games due to a leg injury.
      Ronaldo meanwhile, made another career move.
      The five-time Champions League and Ballon d’Or winner left Man Utd before the World Cup after having his contract ripped up.
      Ronaldo then joined Saudi side Al Nassr, where he has scored eight goals in five games.
      The Portugal captain was also named Saudi League’s February Player of the Month. More

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      Fans convinced Marcel Sabitzer wants permanent Man Utd transfer after ‘sending message on Instagram’

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      MANCHESTER UNITED fans have been left convinced Marcel Sabitzer wants to join the club permanently. It comes after the on-loan Bayern Munich star sent a “message” with his Instagram activity.
      Marcel Sabitzer joined Man Utd on loan in JanuaryCredit: Getty
      But fans are convinced they have discovered a secret message on his InstagramCredit: Alamy
      Sabitzer has impressed with his passing range since coming into the team
      Sabitzer, 28, joined Manchester United in January following Christian Eriksen’s lengthy injury.
      The Austrian has been at Bayern since the summer of 2021, but fans spotted an interesting feature on his Instagram page.
      This being the number of posts he has relating to Bayern and United.
      Sabitzer posted just three times to his Instagram while with the German champions, including two posts announcing his transfer from RB Leipzig.
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      However, since joining the Red Devils he has already posted 12 times since February 2.
      And fans are convinced they know the cryptic message behind it.
      One fan said: “No reason for us not to sign him up permanently!
      “Need to build that quality in depth he has the mentality and quality to be a united player.”
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      A second said: “He loves United more than Bayern… he knows he will just end up on the bench at Bayern.
      “A player of his calibre needs to be playing games which he will be doing at United. We need players like him. He’s a machine. ❤️❤️🔥🔥.”
      While a third wrote: “We need him permanently, we need to have a big squad with quality.”
      However, some fans noted the reason behind the number of posts could be related to United’s PR and marketing departments.
      One fan argued: “Tbf the club definitely makes our players do this – look how suddenly two or three of our players have made TikTok accounts at the same time.”
      A second user commented: “Man United have a PR team that handles Social Media for players. Bayern seem like they don’t.
      “I am pretty sure it has been mentioned that a lot of United players have contractual obligations in their contracts regarding social media as well.”
      “I mean, probably has a clause in his contract stating he has to post x-amount of posts for engagement/global branding,” added a third.
      On the subject of a permanent deal for Sabitzer and Wout Weghorst, Erik ten Hag was coy.
      He said: “I think it is much too quick [to decide]. [It is] much too soon to talk about that.
      “First, we are in this season and that is where the focus has to be.
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      “No distractions for what is coming next season. Only the season we are in.
      “We are in the right position at this moment, this is the position we want to be as we are now competing in three leagues [competitions].” More