Bayern Munich ‘line up swoop for Man City star Jack Grealish’ to team up with Harry Kane as incoming boss Vincent Kompany identifies £100m winger as key target
- Grealish has slipped into Pep Guardiola’s pecking order at Manchester City
- But reports suggest Bayern are interested in bringing the England star to Germany
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Bayern Munich are reportedly lining up for England and Manchester City star Jack Grealish.
Burnley manager Vincent Kompany is expected to be Bayern’s new coach and has apparently wasted no time in identifying summer transfer targets.
The sun report that Kompany is a big fan of Grealish and wants to bring him to Germany.
The 28-year-old, who joined City from Aston Villa in 2021 for £100m, is set to join his England teammate Harry Kane in the Bayern forward line.
Grealish has just won a third Premier League title at the Etihad Stadium and could add the FA Cup on Saturday, but he has fallen down Pep Guardiola’s pecking order.
Bayern Munich are reportedly in line for Manchester City star Jack Grealish
Burnley boss Vincent Kompany is expected to be the German giants’ next manager
The move would see Grealish play at club level alongside his English counterpart Harry Kane
He has started just 10 of the 29 Premier League games he was available for this season, with Guardiola using Grealish more often in the Champions League.
Grealish scored just three goals and provided three assists in a disappointing campaign.
This has affected Grealish’s chances of starting for England at the 2024 European Championship, which will be held in Germany this summer.
The Sun adds that Guardiola and City are likely to oppose any approach from Bayern for Grealish, who has three years left on the six-year contract he agreed in 2021.
The winger is also a popular figure in City’s dressing room and was the heart and soul of the celebrations after they won their fourth consecutive Premier League title last weekend.
Bayern could theoretically line up on the left wing with Grealish and another former City player in Leroy Sane on the right, either side of the star Kane, who has scored 44 goals this season.
Kompany looks to be Thomas Tuchel’s surprise successor at the Allianz Arena as Bayern look to regain the Bundesliga crown.
Pep Guardiola would fight to keep Grealish despite playing less often this season
Kane scored 44 times during his first season at Bayern but failed to win any silverware
Despite Burnley’s relegation from the Premier League, the 38-year-old Belgian coach is still in demand despite recording just five wins all season.
Xabi Alonso, Ralf Rangnick and Julian Nagelsmann are among the candidates Bayern rejected in their search for a new manager.
They even tried to convince Tuchel to stay after announcing his departure three months ago, but could not change his mind.
Bayern held talks with Burnley chairman Alan Pace earlier this week about a compensation package for Kompany.