According to Sport BILD’s Christian Falk, Bayern Munich have failed in their pursuit of Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha.
What’s the word, then?
It seems that the Bavarian outfit wanted to seal a loan move for Palace’s star in January but the clubs could not agree on a deal.
For that reason, BILD have deemed this transfer impossible since both parties were having difficulties coming to terms.
Bayern’s idea was to borrow the 27-year-old forward for the remainder of the season but with this new development, Daily Mail have also stated that the German giants are likely to try again in the summer.
Zaha is valued at £80m by his club, as per the same source, and is wanted in January by the likes of Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.
Verdict
A loan move for Zaha would’ve been perfect for Bayern Munich at this point.
The loss of Kingsley Coman to another serious injury may well have prompted them to try their luck with Palace’s superstar in the first place.
With ten goals and ten assists in 2018/19 and three of each in the current campaign, Zaha looks like a solid option for their forward line.
And with his pace and dribbling ability – seeing that he averages 5.1 dribbles per game in the Premier League – he could potentially fill in the void left by their injured ace.
Did he really play for us?! No Palace fan has managed to name all of these obscure Eagles signings….
But maybe there is a silver lining in this failed bid as we know Die Roten are fond of Manchester City’s Leroy Sane and, with Zaha likely not arriving, maybe they can focus their attention on Pep Guardiola’s star instead.
Granted, he too is currently out with an injury, similarly to Coman, but managed to bag 16 goals and 18 assists in the previous campaign, proving that he’s an even better option than the Palace man.
Still, it remains to be seen who Bayern go for in the end and how successful they can actually be in their pursuit.
In other news, Zaha’s superagent has recently been trying to get him to sign for a different club than Bayern Munich…