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Bavarian Podcast Works S7E45: What does losing Florian Wirtz mean for Bayern?; A look at the mess and confusion at the board level; Will Leroy Sané stay or go?; Some DFB Pokal talk + MORE!
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Bayern Munich wanted Florian Wirtz but the transfer fell apart rather quickly. This is what we have for this episode:
- Is the board to blame for the Florian Wirtz transfer falling through?
- Is the Wirtz transfer situation comparable to more successful transfer situations such as those of Harry Kane and Michael Olise?
- What might Julian Nagelsmann have said to Wirtz?
- Should Bayern focus on purchasing Eberechi Eze and/or Kaoru Mitoma?
- What did Vincent Kompany have planned for Florian Wirtz? What did the board have planned for him?
- Should Bayern really focus on finding buyers for Kingsley Coman and Serge Gnabry?
- Galatasaray are seemingly interested in Leroy Sané; does he need a fresh start?
- Does Bayern need to have excellent players in every position to be able to compete at the highest level?
- Some reflections about the DFB Pokal final between VfB Stuttgart and Arminia Bielefeld as well as what it shows about German football and the Bundesliga
- An ode to Robert Lewandowski as he scored his 100th goal for FC Barcelona
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