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 down Pep Guardiola’s pecking order at Manchester City
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Bayern Munich are reportedly lining up a swoop for England and Manchester City star Jack Grealish.
Burnley manager Vincent Kompany is expected to become Bayern’s new coach and has apparently wasted no time identifying transfer targets for the summer.
The Sun are reporting that Kompany is a big fan of Grealish and wants to bring him to Germany.
It would see the 28-year-old, who joined City from Aston Villa for £100million in 2021, link up with his England team-mate Harry Kane in Bayern’s 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 lining up a swoop for Manchester City star Jack Grealish
Burnley boss Vincent Kompany is expected to become the German giant’s next manager
The move would see Grealish play alongside his England colleague Harry Kane at club level
He has started just 10 of the 29 Premier League games he’s been available for this season, with Guardiola using Grealish more in the Champions League.
Grealish has scored only three goals and contributed three assists in an underwhelming campaign.
This has affected Grealish’s chances of starting for England at Euro 2024, which will be held in Germany this summer.
The Sun add that Guardiola and City are likely to resist any approach from Bayern for Grealish, who still has three years to run on the six-year deal he agreed in 2021.
The winger is also a popular figure in the City dressing room and was the heart and soul of celebrations after they won a record fourth consecutive Premier League title last weekend.
Bayern could theoretically line up with Grealish on the left wing and another former City player in Leroy Sane on the right, either side of hotshot Kane, who netted 44 goals this season.
Kompany looks like being the surprise successor to Thomas Tuchel at the Allianz Arena as Bayern look to recapture their Bundesliga crown.
Pep Guardiola would fight to keep Grealish despite playing him 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 has remained in demand despite recording only five victories all season.
Xabi Alonso, Ralf Rangnick and Julian Nagelsmann are among the candidates to have turned Bayern down during their new manager search.
They even tried to convince Tuchel to stay having announced his departure three months ago, but couldn’t change his mind.
Bayern held talks with Burnley chairman Alan Pace over a compensation package for Kompany earlier this week.
