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Guardiola unhappy with mole in the dressing room

Unknown 0 Bayern Munich, Bundesliga, Football, Pep Guardiola 21:25

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It seems that the problems of Bayern Munich have not ended with their defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Champions league a few days back.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pep Guardiola accuses dressing room 'mole' of damaging Bayern Munich</td></tr>
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It has been reported by a source from the dressing room that there were some arguments between the Spanish manager and his physios. Guardiola was not happy with the fact that he had to wait long for several of his key players to come back from injuries while Madrid was able to get back their main defender Diego Godin back to fitness in time.<br />
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Guardiola stated that the news about the dressing room spat should not have been spread to the media and it is currently the club's problem that they have a mole. The former Barcelona manager stated that he will not be at the club next season and so it is the club that has to handle with such an issue.<br />
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He added the fact that such an issue has been happening during his tenure of three years at the club and is affecting the club as a whole. Guardiola was also unhappy with the fact that the German media are looking at his Bayern managerial term as a failure due to the lack of a Champions league title.<br />
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Guardiola unhappy with mole in the dressing room

It seems that the problems of Bayern Munich have not ended with their defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Champions league a few days back. ...

Arsenal legend Wright criticizes Pep Guardiola

Unknown 0 Arsenal FC, Bayern Munich, Bundesliga, Football, Ian Wright, Man City, Pep Guardiola 23:42

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Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright has criticized Bayern manager Pep Guardiola with respect to his handling of Thomas Muller in the recent Champions league semi-final game against Atletico Madrid.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ian Wright says Pep's departure has been handled terribly</td></tr>
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Muller was inexplicably relegated to the bench for the semi-final, a move which shocked most of Pundits and the fans alike, Muller has scored 31 goals in this campaign and the fact that he was put on the bench for the most important game of the side perplexed Wright.<br />
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He also criticized the way the signing of Guardiola to City was handled. He stated that Guardiola took the risk of putting Muller on the bench knowing the fact that he would not be there at the club next season. Guardiola was also criticized for not playing German midfielder Gotze at all in the game.<br />
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The move backfired for the Spanish manager, whose team lost 1-0 at the Vicente Calderon. However, the former Barcelona manager has a good chance of putting this criticism to rest by winning against Madrid in the second leg at the Allianz Arena, where the Germans have an impeccable record.<br />
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Arsenal legend Wright criticizes Pep Guardiola

Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright has criticized Bayern manager Pep Guardiola with respect to his handling of Thomas Muller in the recent C...

Hummels may prefer Bayern instead of England

Unknown 0 Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga, Football, Mats Hummels, Rumour Mill, Transfers 22:11

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It seems that Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels would move to German Super giants Bayern Munich rather than play for a Premier League club.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mats Hummels has told Borussia Dortmund he wants to leave for Bayern Munich</td></tr>
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It has been reported that Hummels has agreed a contract with the Bundes Liga champions for around £8 million a year plus bonuses. The transfer fee of the player is reported to be around £24 million.<br />
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There have been reports that Hummels may leave Westfalenstadion in the summer after issues with respect to his contract. The German defender was very much tracked by the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool and United. However, it seems the 27 year old wants to stay in Germany and be a pivotal part of incoming manager Ancelotti's side.<br />
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It seems that Hummels, who joined Borussia Dortmund in 2008 from Bayern Munich itself, has agreed a deal of around four years and would be joining the likes of Lewandowski and Gotze who were his former team mates at Dortmund.<br />
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Hummels may prefer Bayern instead of England

It seems that Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels would move to German Super giants Bayern Munich rather than play for a Premier League...

Wolfsburg terminate Bendtner's contract

Unknown 0 Bundesliga, Football, Nicklas Bendtner, VfL Wolfsburg 18:37

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Former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner has been released and is now out of contract after his current German club Wolfsburg terminated the Dane's contract due to several behavioral issues.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nicklas Bendtner has had his contract terminated by Wolfsburg.</td></tr>
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Bendtner, whose last game for the club was in February, was banned from first team training in March due to various disciplinary issues, one of them which included coming late for training.<br />
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It seems the management of Wolfsburg is frustrated with the actions of the Dane and have thereby released the 28 year old.<br />
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The Dane had appeared for around 47 games for the German club after joining them from Arsenal in 2014.<br />
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The striker had scored around 9 goals for the club. Sporting Director Klaus Allofs stated that they had high hopes from the Danish International but the forward has failed in his expectations. He felt that the association was no more useful for the club and thereby the management has taken this decision.<br />
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It was reported that Bendtner was disappointed with the current decision, one which was obviously expected.<br />
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Wolfsburg terminate Bendtner's contract

Former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner has been released and is now out of contract after his current German club Wolfsburg terminated the...

Mkhitaryan wanted by Conte

Unknown 0 Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga, Chelsea FC, Football, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Rumour Mill, Transfers 17:43

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It seems that Henrikh Mkhitaryan is a wanted man in England. Incoming Chelsea manager Antonio has placed the Armenian International as a key priority in the upcoming transfer window.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chelsea have expressed an interest in Borussia Dortmund’s goal-scoring midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan.</td></tr>
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The Borussia Dortmund midfielder has been outstanding this season and has been tracked by the likes of Arsenal and Liverpool. However, Conte is very much interested in bringing the former Shakhtar midfielder to Chelsea.<br />
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The 27 year old was asked by reporters a few days back about the links with respect to Chelsea to which he reportedly gave a wink and replied that he does not know. It seems Mkhitaryan himself would be happy about joining the West London club.<br />
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However, the fact that Chelsea would not be involved in Champions League football next season could be a stumbling block to the signing. Mkhitaryan mostly plays in a No. 10 role behind the striker and has been impressive for his German club.<br />
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The movement of the Armenian International could certainly be vital for the Blues, who have certainly lacked creativity in the final third this season.<br />
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Mkhitaryan wanted by Conte

It seems that Henrikh Mkhitaryan is a wanted man in England. Incoming Chelsea manager Antonio has placed the Armenian International as a ke...

Aubameyang too expensive for Liverpool

Unknown 0 Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga, Football, Liverpool, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Rumour Mill, Transfers 22:41

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It seems Borussia Dortmund striker Emerick Aubameyang has been very much tracked by Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Liverpool accept that £75m rated Aubameyang is out of their price range.</td></tr>
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Klopp, who managed the Gabon International during his time at Dortmund, has been a huge fan of the forward. Klopp signed the forward from St. Etienne when he was the manager of the German club.<br />
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Aubameyang has been in exceptional form for the German club in this season and was on target for Dortmund in their recent Europa League quarterfinal he played against Liverpool.<br />
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However, Klopp believes the price for Aubameyang may be well beyond what Liverpool could afford and this may prove to be a major obstacle in the Reds signing the 26 year old. The price set by Dortmund for their star striker is in the range of £75 million, an amount which Klopp believes is extremely high.<br />
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However, the fact that the striker has scored close to 40 goals this season certainly gives Dortmund the upper hand with respect to the transfer fees and reinforces their intent of not letting Aubameyang go for cheap.<br />
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Aubameyang too expensive for Liverpool

It seems Borussia Dortmund striker Emerick Aubameyang has been very much tracked by Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. Liverpool accept th...

Puyol backs Guardiola to be a success with City

Unknown 0 Bayern Munich, Bundesliga, Carlos Puyol, Man City, Pep Guardiola 16:03

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It seems former Barcelona captain Carlos Puyol is very much supportive of Pep Guardiola taking over at City.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Puyol backs Guardiola to be a success with City </td></tr>
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The Barcelona legend stated that he owes the current Bayern Munich manager a lot when Guardiola was the manager at Barcelona. Guardiola enjoyed remarkable success in his time at the Nou Camp winning around 14 trophies from 2008 to 2012.<br />
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The spell included the winning of the Champions league in 2009, when the club was regarded as one of the best teams in club football and in 2011. Puyol was the captain under Guardiola and was regarded as one of the best defenders in the world during that time. <br />
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The now retired footballer certainly remembers that four year period under Guardiola with fondness and stated that the club is behind him in his future endeavors with Manchester City, where he would join former Barcelona director Txiki Begiristain.<br />
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Puyol has stated everyone here wishes Guardiola all the best and has backed the Spanish manager to be a resounding success at the Etihad.<br />
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Puyol backs Guardiola to be a success with City

It seems former Barcelona captain Carlos Puyol is very much supportive of Pep Guardiola taking over at City. Puyol backs Guardiola to b...

Manchester City believe Dortmund will accept £30 million Gundogan deal

Unknown 0 Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga, Football, Ilkay Gundogan, Man City, Rumour Mill, Transfers 14:12

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It seems Manchester City have landed one of their prime targets for this summer in Borussia Dortmund midfielder Ilkay Gundogan.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">City expect to finalise the transfer of Ilkay Gundogan from Dortmund at the end of the season.</td></tr>
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Gundogan has been recently plagued with injuries, but not before being a key player for Dortmund over the past few seasons. City were interested in pay around £28 million for the midfielder but it seems the German Club wanted around £34 million for the player.<br />
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However, it seems the Citizens have offered around 30 million for the 25 year old and believe Dortmund have accepted the transfer fee for the German. Both Incoming manager Pep Guardiola and football director Txiki Begiristain were very keen on the transfer to go through after meeting with Gundogan.<br />
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It seems the announcement with respect to the transfer will be made at the end of the season. The addition of the German midfielder would certainly boost the City line up given the imminent departure of Yaya Toure. City are very much keen to bring down the average age of the team and the addition of Gundogan would certainly help in that respect.<br />
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Manchester City believe Dortmund will accept £30 million Gundogan deal

It seems Manchester City have landed one of their prime targets for this summer in Borussia Dortmund midfielder Ilkay Gundogan. City ex...

Gotze in regular touch with former coach Klopp

Unknown 0 Bayern Munich, Bundesliga, Football, Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool, Rumour Mill, Transfers 22:27

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It seems Mario Gotze has stated that he regularly texts his former manager Jurgen Klopp. Klopp currently manages Liverpool having  replaced Brendan Rodgers earlier in the season.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mario Gotze has revealed that Jurgen Klopp still texts him regularly</td></tr>
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Gotze played under Klopp in his time at Borussia Dortmund and was one of the key players of the squad which reached the 2013 champions league final.<br />
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However, Gotze did not take part in the final and the reason given was that the player was suffering from an injury. However, earlier in the 2012-13 season, Bayern had announced the signing of Gotze from Dortmund, something which infuriated the Dortmund fans. There are reports stating that the anguish among the supporters were one of the reasons for which Klopp refused to play his star midfielder.<br />
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After leaving the club in acrimonious circumstances, the career of Gotze , however, failed to elevate as expected and the player has been in and out of the team under Guardiola. The German International, who scored the winning goal in the 2014 World Cup final, recently returned to the squad after a five month lay off.<br />
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Gotze insisted that his texts with Liverpool manager Klopp are just friendly and when asked about his chances of joining Liverpool, the response was a firm no.<br />
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Gotze in regular touch with former coach Klopp

It seems Mario Gotze has stated that he regularly texts his former manager Jurgen Klopp. Klopp currently manages Liverpool having replaced...

Gundogan wanted by City

Unknown 0 Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga, Football, Ilkay Gundogan, Man City, Rumour Mill, Transfers 00:14

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Borussia Dortmund midfielder Ilkay Gundogan is reportedly very much tracked by League Cup champions Manchester City.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manchester City have emerged as the favourites for Borussia Dortmund's Ilkay Gundogan</td></tr>
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There have been reports that Gundogan, who has been contracted to Dortmund till the summer of 2017, has denied the renewal of his contract with his current club. It seems as a result, Dortmund do not want to lose their star midfielder for free next summer and are interested in selling the German this summer itself.<br />
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Manchester City, looking to take advantage of the situation, are reported to be widely interested in landing the German midfielder to the Etihad and it seems that Gundogan would also be equally willing to play under their next manager Pep Guardiola.<br />
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Although City are considered favourites for the signature of the 25 year old, Gundogan has also been heavily linked with the likes of Arsenal, Barcelona and Juventus.<br />
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Gundogan had been troubled with various injuries in his career but has been showing good form for Dortmund this season under new manager Thomas Tuchel.<br />
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Gundogan wanted by City

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Ilkay Gundogan is reportedly very much tracked by League Cup champions Manchester City. Manchester City ha...

Guardiola wants Neuer at City

Unknown 0 Bayern Munich, Bundesliga, Football, Man City, Manuel Neuer, Pep Guardiola, Rumour Mill, Transfers 11:56

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Pep Guardiola is reportedly interested in bringing his current Bayern players to his next club. There are reports suggesting that the former Barcelona boss wants his star Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to join him at Manchester City next season.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Man City want Neuer to join with Guardiola</td></tr>
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The Bayern Munich manager feels the attributes that Neuer has is not very common among the other goalkeepers in the world and hence, is ready to break the bank for the 29 year old.<br />
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It seems the German goalkeeper wants a new contract with his present club. The amount demanded by the former Schalke goalkeeper is in the range of around £300,000 per week.<br />
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This would be an amount which can be easily granted by Manchester City. However, one of the major blocks for the move to happen is the presence of City goalkeeper Joe Hart, who has been a main stay for the club for the past several seasons.<br />
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The England goalkeeper has been in fine form for the Citizens lately and has been consistent for the club for a long time. It is also viewed that Bayern Munich would not be interested in selling their star goalkeeper to another major European club.<br />
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Guardiola wants Neuer at City

Pep Guardiola is reportedly interested in bringing his current Bayern players to his next club. There are reports suggesting that the forme...

Douglas Costa wants to play for Guardiola

Unknown 0 Bayern Munich, Bundesliga, Douglas Costa, Football, Man City, Pep Guardiola, Rumour Mill, Transfers 22:09

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It seems Manchester City are already benefiting from the impending arrival of current Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bayern Munich star Douglas Costa keen to follow Guardiola to Manchester City</td></tr>
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The former Barcelona boss has been already attracting the likes of Paul Pogba and Neymar but it seems that he has admirers from his current club as well. Bayern Munich's star midfielder Douglas Costa is quite willing to leave his current club in order to play for Guardiola.<br />
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The former Shakhtar Donetsk player joined the German club only last summer but has clearly loved playing under his present boss. The midfielder has been a revelation for Bayern Munich this season and has expressed his desire to move to the Premier league at the end of the season to play for Guardiola's City.<br />
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Guardiola has also asked the City management to make a move for the Brazilian midfielder in the summer and it has been reported that Costa would welcome any such move from the Citizens.<br />
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The winger, who is known for his trickery and pace, certainly has the capability to enthrall the Premier league. If a move for the Brazilian International does go through, it would be a great coup for Manchester City.<br />
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Douglas Costa wants to play for Guardiola

It seems Manchester City are already benefiting from the impending arrival of current Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola. Bayern Munich s...

Chelsea and Juventus interested in Ginter

Unknown 0 Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga, Chelsea FC, Football, Matthias Ginter, Rumour Mill, Transfers 22:01

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It has been reported that Dortmund defender Matthias Ginter has been tracked by European heavyweights Chelsea and Juventus. Dortmund are enjoying a good season under new manager Tuchel and Ginter has certainly played an important role for the German side this season..<br />
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It seems that the Bundesliga club are expecting a fee of around £13 million for the defender. Ginter can play at both right back and centre back positions and has shown his versatility at his present club.<br />
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Dortmund had signed Ginter in the summer of 2014 with the club stating that the German defender was one of the most talented and promising prospects. Ginter has been a revelation for Dortmund this season and much of the credit has been given to the new manager Tuchel's tactics. <br />
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Chelsea have also been showing interest in Real Madrid's Dani Carvajal for the right back and John Stones for centre back. However, it seems that for £13 million, Ginter may prove a cheaper alternative for the west London club.<br />
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The deal may not happen in the current January transfer window since it almost drawing to a close. However, if the player performs at the current level, it is deemed as a good possibility that the deal may happen in the summer.<br />
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Chelsea and Juventus interested in Ginter

It has been reported that Dortmund defender Matthias Ginter has been tracked by European heavyweights Chelsea and Juventus. Dortmund are en...

Is Lewandowski frustrated at Bayern?

Unknown 0 Bayern Munich, Bundesliga, Football, Real Madrid, Robert Lewandowski, Rumour Mill, Transfers 15:16

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It seems that Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski is an
unhappy man at the club. The reason being reported is the clubs' chairman
Rummenigge who apparently recently expressed interest in Napoli striker Gonzalo
Higuain.</div>
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Lewandowski is certainly not ready to share the stage with
another star striker and is apparently angered by the actions of Rummenigge. It
has been reported that Real Madrid have upped their interest in the Polish
international in the current transfer window because of their recent transfer
ban. Rummenigge then stated that Higuain is a player that they like which has
irritated the former Dortmund striker.</div>
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In reply to Rummenigge's statement, his agent replied with
an analogy that someone who has a beautiful girlfriend should not look at
another girl. Lewandowski has been in spectacular form this season and it is no
surprise that he wants to remain the top dog of the club. However, the recent
happenings could shape the future of both the club and the forward.</div>
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With just some days left for the transfer window to close,
the deal with respect to both the players may still be difficult to be
completed. However, stranger things have happened in the January transfer window
with the pick being the move of Torres to Chelsea 2011 after the Spaniard
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Is Lewandowski frustrated at Bayern?

It seems that Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski is an unhappy man at the club. The reason being reported is the clubs' chairman...

Bayern Munich chief knows where Pep Guardiola is heading

Unknown 0 Bundesliga, Football, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Man City, Man Utd, Pep Guardiola 10:53

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Bayern Munich chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says he knows where Bayern Munich manager is moving after the end of this current season. Although he refused to divulge the name of Pep's future club, saying it was Pep's right to reveal the name.<br />
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Bayern Munich earlier confirmed that Pep Guardiola will leave at the end of this season. They have already made an agreement with former Real Madrid and Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti to take on the job in the next season.<br />
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 "I think I know where he is going, but I want to leave the announcement to him or his new employer," The Bavarian chief stated.<br />
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Rummenigge said that he had spoken with Guardiola at the team Christmas party in Munich, where Pep expressed his desire move on at the end of the season.<br />
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"He came over to me two weeks ago at our Christmas party and told me that he was looking for a new challenge", in exact words of Rummenigge.<br />
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Pep Guardiola is being chased by a bunch of European giants including Manchester City, Manchester United and PSG being a few.<br />
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Bayern Munich chief knows where Pep Guardiola is heading

Bayern Munich chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says he knows where Bayern Munich manager is moving after the end of this current season. Althoug...

Preview: FC Koln vs Borussia Dortmund

Unknown 0 Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga, FC Köln, Football 20:09

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Peter Stoger's FC Koln host Borussia Dortmund at Rhein Energy Stadium on Saturday in what is supposed to be a routine Bundesliga clash. Dortmund and Koln sit at 2nd and 11th position respectively, with a massive 17 points gap between them.<br />
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Koln have scored only 16 goals in Bundesliga, the third worst in Germany, jointly with Werder Bremen. Their talisman, Anthony Modeste has a good run so far and has scored 6 goals in the league.<br />
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Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund under their new coach Thomas Tuchel, are scoring whenever they want. They have scored 46 goals from 16 games, one more than Bundesliga Champions Bayern Munich. Aubameyang of Dortmund is the leading top scorer in Germany with 18 goals. Despite the awesome scoring charts, Borussia have lost twice, thus lagging behind Bayern in title race by 5 points.<br />
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Dortmund will be adamant to put on an emphatic display, and are sure favorites to win this game, although Koln being the under-dogs will try to cheer up their home fans.<br />
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<b>FC Koln:</b> T Horn (GK), Hector, Heintz, Sorensen, Olkowski, Vogt, Risse, Lehmann, Bittencourt, Osako,Modeste.<br />
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<b>Borussia Dortmund:</b> Burki (GK), Hummels, Ginter, Papastathopoulos, Schmelzer, Gundogan, Kagawa, Mkhitaryan, Reus, Weigl, Aubameyang<br />
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Preview: FC Koln vs Borussia Dortmund

Peter Stoger's FC Koln host Borussia Dortmund at Rhein Energy Stadium on Saturday in what is supposed to be a routine Bundesliga clash....

Lewandowski says he is committed to Bayern

Unknown 0 Bundesliga, Football, Real Madrid, Robert Lewandowski, Rumour Mill, Transfers 17:04

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Robert Lewandowski has once again stated his commitment to the Bundesliga champions, Bayern Munich, despite talks linking him to the Los Blancos. Real Madrid had tried to lure him into their star-studded team before he joined the Bavarians, and is once again tempting him to join them, after Lewandowski's impressive performances.<br />
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The Polish striker caught the eye of the football world for his awesome displays when he was at Borussia Dortmund. He left Dortmund to join arch-rivals Bayern Munich in 2014, resisting offers from Real Madrid, and has eased goals ever since. He has scored 45 goals for the Bavarians.<br />
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With an incredible start to the season, scoring 23 times for Bayern in all competitions, Lewandowski has once again found himself amid a lot of transfer speculations. But the Bayern striker has denied all rumours, and thus stated his loyalty to German team.<br />
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He explained that he is happy with Bayern and has no plan to look for new adventures as of now.<br />
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Lewandowski’s current contract expires only in 2019, and his words are sure to leave Real’s hope of signing him on January transfer window, in tatters.<br />
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Lewandowski says he is committed to Bayern

Robert Lewandowski has once again stated his commitment to the Bundesliga champions, Bayern Munich, despite talks linking him to the Los Bl...

Franck Ribéry is back in training

Unknown 0 Bayern Munich, Bundesliga, Football, Franck Ribéry 23:15

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Following a lengthy injury since March, 2015, Franck Ribéry was seen today practicing with his team mates at Säbener Strasse, which is Bayern Munich's training ground.<br />
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Team mate and 30 year old right back, Rafinha posted a picture of himself and the French-man on his twitter handle to confirm that Ribéry is back in training.<br />
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Ribéry was injured playing for Bayern in a Champions League game against Shakhtar Donetsk. A few months later Donetsk did a favor for the team from Germany by selling Douglas Costa for 21 million pounds. A direct replacement for Ribéry at left wing, Costa has been playing well for Bayern which certainly gives Pep Guardiola good options to select from his stock.<br />
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Welcome back Frank! We are happy that after such a long time, you are training with us. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MiaSanMia?src=hash">#MiaSanMia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBayern">@FCBayern</a> <a href="https://t.co/HBx7mdeQ1m">pic.twitter.com/HBx7mdeQ1m</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.fourfourtwo.com/my/news/emotional-ribery-back-bayern-training#:m07a-jMsQmIWbA" target="_blank">Speaking to FCBTV</a>, Ribéry became emotional and said, "It's a great day for me, very emotional. It was my first really long injury; it was a serious situation for me. But that's football, that's life."<br />
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He also expressed his happiness on his return by saying,"It's important that you keep your head up and work hard. Now I'm back in the team. It's a good feeling. The whole team was happy for me. It was fun."<br />
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How long does it take for him to become match fit is another story, but clearly the one which his opponents will not like. Welcome back Franck Ribéry.<br />
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Franck Ribéry is back in training

Following a lengthy injury since March, 2015, Franck Ribéry was seen today practicing with his team mates at Säbener Strasse, which is Baye...

10/10 for Bayern

Unknown 0 Bayern Munich, Bundesliga, FC Köln, Football 15:26

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Bayern Munich thrashed Koln 4-0 to make it ten wins out of ten league games this season. This was also Bayern's 1000th win in the Bundesliga since the start of the competition.<br />
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It is surely an impressive feat to have mustered up a thousand wins within the 53rd edition of the competition.<br />
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After their midweek loss to Arsenal, Bayern were back to their steamrolling best as they put four past a struggling Koln side.<br />
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Arjen Robben returned from injury for this game and wasted no time in getting himself on the score sheet as he opened the scoring for the Bavarians.<br />
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Koln goalkeeper Timo Horn was tested a couple of times earlier by Robben, Lewandowski and Muller but he was eventually beaten when Robben scrapped home after a goalmouth scramble.<br />
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Vidal doubled the lead soon after when he drilled home a pull back from Kingsley Coman.<br />
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Kingsley Coman continued to impress and Bayern's third goal came when the winger was fouled by Mathias Lehmann. Douglas Costa whipped in the resulting free kick and Robert Lewandowski was there to guide it home. With that goal, Lewandowski now has 23 strikes in 18 appearances for club and country this season.<br />
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Lewandowski was pushed over in the 77th minute for a penalty, and Thomas Muller made no mistake after stepping up to take the spot kick.<br />
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Bayern are now 10 points clear of second placed Borussia Dortmund, although they have one game in hand.<br />
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Next week Bayern will face Eintracht Frankfurt, who are currently 12th on the table.<br />
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10/10 for Bayern

Bayern Munich thrashed Koln 4-0 to make it ten wins out of ten league games this season. This was also Bayern's 1000th win in the Bunde...

Thomas Muller to Premier League?

Unknown 0 Bayern Munich, Bundesliga, Football, Man Utd, Thomas Muller 22:05

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Bayern Munich star Thomas Muller has admitted that with the right amount of money, he may be tempted to move to the Premier League.<br />
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Muller was subject of a huge bid from Manchester United over the summer but Bayern was not willing to let go of the star, who had climbed up through the club's youth ranks. Bayern's chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenige had said last week that the club has no intention to sell the forward. It is shortly after that, that the German has claimed that he would be tempted to move to Premier League.<br />
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Muller was being honest in his comments though as he said that it would be hypocrisy to say no to such huge amount of money. And he is right also as we saw in the summer when another Bayern star, Bastian Schweinsteiger, who had also come through the youth ranks, moved to Manchester United when the right offer came in a surprising move.<br />
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Muller was introduce to the first team by the current Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal and he might be tempted to rejoin with his former manager at Old Trafford.<br />
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Speaking to a German newspaper, Muller said that ultimately football was his job, and the wages do matter when it comes to making a decision. Muller is currently earning<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 23px;">£150,000 per week at Bayern Munich, and while it in itself is a huge salary, the amount of money paid in the Premier league is far higher. With all the new TV deals coming in, the clubs in England have more money than ever and there will be clubs who would be even willing to double Muller's salary to convince him to join them.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 23px;">Muller is a key player at Bayern and any team who wants to lure him away from Allianz Arena will surely have to pay top money to the German club as well.</span><br />
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Thomas Muller to Premier League?

Bayern Munich star Thomas Muller has admitted that with the right amount of money, he may be tempted to move to the Premier League. Tho...