<b>Daily Schmankerl: Bayern admits Thiago wants Liverpool, Messi back in training, Man City wants Koulibaly, and MORE!</b>
<a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/cn389JTsckcoagkgOtUAXP0Qq4E=/0x0:4194x2796/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67191768/1135936879.jpg.0.jpg">FBL-EURO-C1-BARCELONA-TRAINING</a> Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty ImagesLots of news today, plus the Champions League returns tonight! What’s not to love?<a href="https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/bundesliga/teams/bayern-munich">Bayern Munich</a> aren’t even trying to keep <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/bundesliga/players/199611/thiago-alcantara">Thiago Alcantara</a> anymoreIt looks like Thiago’s time at Bayern Munich is coming to an end. The Spaniard is rumored to be looking for a new challenge, with Jurgen Klopp’s <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/epl/teams/liverpool">Liverpool</a> being top of the list. It’s basically been admitted by all the club bosses at this point. Speaking to Bild, Hansi Flick said as much:Our Story in <a href="https://twitter.com/SPORTBILD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SPORTBILD</a>. We talked with Hansi Flick, Manager of <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBayern?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FCBayern</a>, about the Future of <a href="https://twitter.com/Thiago6?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Thiago6</a>. Flick said: „Now he wants the new challenge, in my opinion it should be the Premier League“ <a href="https://twitter.com/LFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@lfc</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/altobelli13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@altobelli13</a>— Christian Falk (@cfbayern) <a href="https://twitter.com/cfbayern/status/1293432023835697153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2020</a>Bayern allegedly want 30 million euros for the player, who’s in the last year of his contract. It’s impossible to keep him now, I guess we should just hope that Thiago gives it his all in the remaining <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/champions-league">Champions League</a> games he has left at this club.Leo Messi is back in trainingAhead of Bayern’s impending UCL clash with <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/la-liga/teams/barcelona">Barcelona</a>, Leo Messi and Ousmane Dembele were spotted taking part in team training. It looks like both players will be available for the Bayern game. No word if Dembele will start, but Messi surely will. Hope Flick’s got something planned.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Messi?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Messi</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/Dembouz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Dembouz</a> &#9889; <a href="https://t.co/b8CU5JT3zf">pic.twitter.com/b8CU5JT3zf</a>— FC Barcelona (depuis ) (@fcbarcelona_fra) <a href="https://twitter.com/fcbarcelona_fra/status/1293121671256317952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 11, 2020</a><a href="https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/epl/teams/manchester-city">Manchester City</a> offers an obscene amount of money for KoulibalyAccording to Italian journalist Alfredo Pedulla, Man City have offered 63 million (currency not specified, presumably euros) plus bonuses to <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/serie-a/teams/napoli">Napoli</a> for Koulibaly. This is on top of the 45m they’ve already spent acquiring Bournemouth’s Nathan Ake.Il <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ManchesterCity?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ManchesterCity</a> ha offerto 63 milioni più bonus al <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Napoli?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Napoli</a> per <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Koulibaly?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Koulibaly</a>. Il <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Napoli?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Napoli</a> chiede almeno 70 base fissa. Dallo <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/United?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#United</a> nessuna offerta per ora— Alfredo Pedullà (@AlfredoPedulla) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlfredoPedulla/status/1293298925747744771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 11, 2020</a>Everyone knows that City have had defensive issues this season, especially…

<a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/_ftM8eV2uSN7X2LAtR-vOYGs71Q=/0x0:3700x2467/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72384350/1258753345.0.jpg">Poland v Germany - International Friendly</a> Photo by Mateusz Slodkowski/DeFodi Images via Getty Images Germany is up again....can the team get a win? (Please) <a href="https://twitter.com/Plettigoal/status/1670855583199535104?s=20">Are you in...or out on Füllkrug? (@Plettigoal)</a>Perhaps the most polarizing topic among <a href="https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com">Bayern Munich</a> fans these days is whether or not the club should just exit the race for a more expensive striker and bring in Werder Bremen striker Niclas Füllkrug.Füllkrug would represent stagnation as some folks do not think the Germany international will be that much of an upgrade over Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting. To others, however, the 30-year-old could be a cost-effective, bridge solution until Bayern Munich finds a striker that it has truly fallen in love with.One thing that both sides can agree on is that Füllkrug will be affordable. Sky Sport journalist Florian Plettenberg is reporting that the striker will be available for €15 to €20 million. Plettenberg also pointed out that some important people at the club are fans of the former Hannover 96 attacker: Niclas Füllkrug‘s situation is monitored from Bayern again. New rounds of discussions about him. The club is in regular contact with his management.

➡️ Bayern informed that Füllkrug is still on the market
➡️ Some bosses with a high opinion about him
➡️ Price package:… <a href="https://t.co/PxLtLJXsuC">pic.twitter.com/PxLtLJXsuC</a>— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) <a href="https://twitter.com/Plettigoal/status/1670855583199535104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2023</a>Right now, there are no perfect solutions. In fact, you could argue only three of those exist for Bayern Munich (<a href="https://www.barcablaugranes.com">FC Barcelona</a>’s Robert Lewandowski, <a href="https://bitterandblue.sbnation.com">Manchester City</a>’s Erling Haaland, and <a href="https://cartilagefreecaptain.sbnation.com">Tottenham Hotspur</a>’s Harry Kane).It is clear that there are factors with Napoli’s Victor Osimhen, Eintracht Frankfurt’s Randal Kolo Muani, <a href="https://www.blackwhitereadallover.com">Juventus</a>’ Dušan Vlahović, Atalanta’s Rasmus Højlund, and Benfica’s Gonçalo Ramos that are preventing the Bavarians from going all-in on any of them at this point.With Choupo-Moting’s balky back and aching knee and Mathys Tel’s limited vision and lack of experience, bringing in Füllkrug might not be the worst idea. He’s cheap...he’s German (so no acclimation period)...and he can score. With the talent he would be surrounded with at Bayern Munich, he could thrive. You could probably do a lot worse than what Füllkrug is capable of providing. He might not be perfect, but he might also be the safest solution for this <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/transfer-rumors">transfer window</a>. Normally, I’d take the old Bill O’Reilly approach, “We’ll do it live! F...”, but if the Bavarians cannot find peace with any of the bigger name striker, I’d be okay with Füllkrug an option for next season.If you are asking what I personally would do (you are, right?), I’m going in for Vlahović and banking on a new environment bringing out the best in him. Again, it’s not ideal, but this is where things stand.<a href="https://twitter.com/rudygaletti/status/1670735849481175044?s=46&t=gLe-_YzJmVJHfEjMd8Qkbg">City turns up heat on Gvardiol (@RudyGaletti)</a>Manchester City might not be patient enough to wait until next summer to ger RB Leipzig’s Joško Gvardiol. In fact, the Citizens might be pushing to get a deal done now: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ManchesterCity?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ManchesterCity</a> are speeding things up for Josko <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gvardiol?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Gvardiol</a>.

‼️ Understand that the gap between <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MCFC?src=hash…