<b>Daily Schmankerl: Updates on Leroy Sane and Arturo Vidal; PSG turned down Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale and Luka Jovic for Neymar; Marc Roca to Bayern could happen next week; Renato Sanches could have went to Hoffenheim or Bayer Leverkusen; and MORE! </b>
<a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/K1cypyP5xmZ-BAqO4BuA3TvUhsE=/0x0:4352x2901/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/65095596/1167275023.jpg.0.jpg">FC Barcelona v SSC Napoli - 2019 International Champions Cup</a> Photo by Rey Del Rio/International Champions Cup/Getty Images One more day until we get some game action! <a href="https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com/2019/8/22/20827950/bayern-munich-espanyol-marc-roca-thiago-alcantara-javi-martinez-renato-sanches-leon-goretzka">Roca-to-Bayern reports heating up (@menzellopez)</a>TZ and AS reporter J.C. Menzel López gave some insight on the resurgence of interest from <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/bundesliga/teams/bayern-munich">Bayern Munich</a> in <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/la-liga/teams/espanyol">Espanyol</a> defensive midfielder Marc Roca. Yesterday, we detailed how Bayern Munich and <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/la-liga/teams/real-madrid">Real Madrid</a> were both <a href="https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com/2019/8/22/20827950/bayern-munich-espanyol-marc-roca-thiago-alcantara-javi-martinez-renato-sanches-leon-goretzka">mulling an offer</a> to Espanyol for the 22-year-old, but there could be a legitimate move in the works for the Bavarians. A transfer, however, might not happen until Espanyol finishes its Europa League qualifier against Zorya Luhansk on August 29th: Nach Renatos Abgang hat Roca wieder Priorität beim FCB. Espanyol will weiterhin 40M, die Bayern nach Renatos Verkauf aber zahlen würde. Laut Rocas Umfeld dürfte sich alles noch bis zum EL-Rückspiel in Luhansk ziehen. Roca und Bayern seien sich aber einig.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FCBayern?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FCBayern</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/S04FCB?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#S04FCB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Roca?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Roca</a>— J. C. Menzel López (@menzellopez) <a href="https://twitter.com/menzellopez/status/1164837495789375489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 23, 2019</a>After Renato leaving, Roca again has priority at FCB. Espanyol still wants 40M, but Bayern would pay that after Renato’s sale. According to Roca’s camp, everything is likely to drag on until the EL return leg in Luhansk. Roca and Bayern are united. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FCBayern?src=hashtag_click">#FCBayern</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/S04FCB?src=hashtag_click">#S04FCB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Roca?src=hashtag_click">#Roca</a><a href="https://twitter.com/GuillemBalague/status/1164816686622498817?s=20">Neymar saga nearing an end? (@GuillemBalague)</a>Paris Saint-Germain has reportedly asked for best-and-final offers from FC <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/la-liga/teams/barcelona">Barcelona</a>, Real Madrid, and <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/serie-a/teams/juventus">Juventus</a> for Neymar according to BBC and AS reporter Guillem Balague. A new twist to this saga is that the relationship between PSG is allegedly improving: Barcelona AND Real Madrid have been asked to put a final offer before midday today. Juventus also in the equation.

The latest twist: in the last few days the relationship between <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Neymar?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Neymar</a>, his father/representative and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSG?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PSG</a> has improved dramatically (in a VERY positive way) <a href="https://t.co/E4RZo1nO1R">pic.twitter.com/E4RZo1nO1R</a>— Guillem Balague (@GuillemBalague) <a href="https://twitter.com/GuillemBalague/status/1164816686622498817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 23, 2019</a>Yesterday, we detailed some of the <a href="https://www.b…

Valencia could challenge PSV Eindhoven for Bayern Munich’s Adrian Fein
Bayern Muenchen II v Tuerkguecue Muenchen - 3. Liga Photo by Roland Krivec/DeFodi Images via Getty ImagesThe arrival of Marc Roca at Bayern Munich effectively sealed off any hope that Adrian Fein would be able to break into the first team this season in Bavaria.Fein, who has reportedly failed to impress Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick, will no longer be needed with another more accomplished defensive midfielder in house. While PSV Eindhoven is linked strongly to the skilled 21-year-old, Valencia has made a late charge in hopes of a move per Tz reporter Manuel Bonke:Neben PSV #Eindhoven ist auch der spanische Erstligist FC #Valencia an einem Transfer von #FCBayern-Youngster Adrian #Fein interessiert. Durch die Verpflichtung von Marco #Roca wird es für Fein schwer, Einsätze bei den Profis zu erhalten. #FCBTransfersommer— Manuel Bonke (@mano_bonke) October 5, 2020In addition to PSV #Eindhoven the Spanish first division club FC #Valencia is also interested in a transfer of #FCBayern Youngster Adrian #Fein. With Marco #Roca ’s commitment, it will be difficult for Fein to get work with the professionals. #FCBTransfersummerIt is rumored that any move for Fein will be a loan assignment.BFW AnalysisFor Fein, any a change of scenery would be good at this stage given that he is now buried on the Bayern Munich depth chart. Fein was previously linked to both Hertha Berlin and Arminia Bielefeld, but the field seems narrowed to PSV Eindhoven and latecomer Valencia.Surely, this is disappointing for Fein, who many had high hopes for this season. While not considered a contender to push incumbents Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka, and Thomas Muller, many Bayern Munich fans and pundits though Fein would prove to be a valuable depth piece, who could provide defensive stability in the midfield when called upon.That assessment may eventually prove to be true this season, but it likely will not be with Bayern Munich.Read more...

Bayern Munich II aces friendly test with 3-2 win over FC Liefering
Bayern Muenchen II v SV Waldhof Mannheim - 3. Liga Photo by Roland Krivec/DeFodi Images via Getty ImagesWith its 3.Liga match for this weekend cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns, Bayern Munich II found a way to get in some quality time on the pitch.Bayern Munich II’s 3.Liga match against SV Meppen was cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns, but Holger Seitz’s squad found a willing and able opponent in Salzburg-based FC Liefering, which plays in Austria’s 2.Liga.SV Wehen Wiesbaden v Bayern Muenchen II - 3. Liga Photo by Mario Hommes/DeFodi Images via Getty ImagesLeon Dajaku had a busy day offensively in Austria.Bayern Munich II played a 120-minute friendly and picked up a 3-2 victory with Fiete Arp being one of the stars of the contest per FCBayern.com.First, Arp picked up an assist on a goal by Leon Dajaku in the 10th minute. Just 21 minutes later, Tiago Dantas found Dajaku with a terrific pass, which the 19-year-old forward sent over to Arp for a 2-0 Bayern Munich II lead at the 31-minute mark.After FC Liefering fought back to tie the game at 2-2 in the 105th minute, Christopher Scott, who typically played for Bayern Munich’s U-19 squad, delivered the game-winner in the 112th minute. Per Bayern Munich’s website, Scott “dribbled a good 20 meters through the opposing defense and scored with a wonderful shot.”Interestingly, Marc Roca started and played 60 minutes for Bayern Munich II as well today, which was a very curious move. Regardless, Bayern Munich II’s next 3.Liga game will be next Sunday at 1PM (local time) against VfB Lübeck.Testspiel-Sieg für die #FCBAmateure!#Roca von Anfang an, #Dajaku und #Arp treffen, Traumtor von #Scott Alle Infos im Spielbericht!

https://t.co/zVfaj6d0VN #FCBayern pic.twitter.com/2VOAQgWXNX— FC Bayern Campus (@FCBjuniorteam) November 13, 2020Read more...

<a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/BJHHIDZi08y5qLLQyrWO5t3NjXQ=/23x0:4130x2738/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68665992/1296226571.0.jpg">Holstein Kiel v Bayern Muenchen - DFB Cup: Second Round</a>Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty ImagesThis is just terrible luck for Mar Roca, who’s struggled to find minutes in Bayern’s first team this season.Holstein Kiel pulled off the big upset in the DFB-Pokal by beating <a href="https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com">Bayern Munich</a> on penalties in the second round matchup at the Holstein-Stadion on Wednesday night. After finishing level on 2-2 after 90 minutes and extra time, Holstein Kiel won 6-5 on penalties, and it was Marc Roca’s missed that sealed the deal for <em>Die Störche</em>. Roca had come on in the 92nd minute to replace Serge Gnabry, so he did get to play both periods of extra time, but failed to make a meaningful impact.Speaking after the heart-breaking loss, Hansi Flick offered his support for Roca, recognizing how bad he must’ve felt after failing to convert his spot kick: “I don’t think anyone will blame him. Penalty shootouts are decided through missed penalties. We stand together and we’ll support him, there’s really no reproach against him.”<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Flick?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Flick</a> über Pechvogel <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Roca?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Roca</a>: "Ich glaube, ihm macht keiner einen Vorwurf. Elfmeterschießen werden durch verschossene Elfmeter entschieden. Es hat leider Marc getroffen, aber wir stehen zusammen. Wir werden ihn unterstützen - wirklich kein Vorwurf an ihn." <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FCBayern?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FCBayern</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KSVFCB?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KSVFCB</a>— Jonas Austermann (@JonasBA90) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonasBA90/status/1349515514998104064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 14, 2021</a><strong>Hopefully Just a Minor Speed Bump</strong>For Roca, missing a penalty to crash out of the DFB-Pokal in the second round for the first time since 2000 can certainly be demoralizing, but as Flick said, it was a team effort, and on the night, Bayern simply wasn’t good enough. Aside from his missed penalty, Roca really did do anything inherently wrong and boasted a pass completion rate of 84%, had one shot on target, and a cross that led to a chance, only lost possession 7 times (which was low for Bayer players in this match), had 4 touches in Holstein’s box, completed 14 passes in the final third, and also had 5 ball recoveries. By all means, he had a statistically stable presence for only playing roughly 30 minutes, it’s just that the circumstances called for something a bit more than statistically stable.<a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/vSxGv7GGmaBH8z4f3-hvgGEXS4w=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22234707/1296223559.jpg">Holstein Kiel v Bayern Muenchen - DFB Cup: Second Round</a> Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty ImagesRoca has struggled to break into the team despite showing well for himself in Bayern’s first round DFB-Pokal win over FC Düren as well his 66 minutes in the 3-1 <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/champions-league">Champions League</a> win over RB Salzburg before getting a red card by virtue of a second yellow. You could just see how frustrated he was to be sent off in that match because he knew how big of an opportunity it was for him and he had been playing so well that match, but had just mae two unfortunate mistakes.He also started and played the full 9 minute in the final group stage match win over Lokomotiv Moscow, albeit the match meant (advancement implications) nothing since Bayern had already won the group. Most recently before Holstein Kiel, he came on as a sub in the 2-1 win over VfL Wolfsburg last month and put in a solid 20 minute shift.For how positive Roca has looked in the few appearances he’s had, the majority of fans have…

<a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/j1wCWo1iSpeMucsC3bnXW6GoM1s=/0x0:5250x3500/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69432225/1317947779.0.jpg">FC Bayern Muenchen Training Session</a>Photo by S. Mellar/FC Bayern via Getty ImagesRoca wants to have a full preseason under his belt with the new manager and he’s been putting the time in at the gym.Per Tz’s Philipp Kessler, Marc Roca has made the decision to forego the Tokyo Olympics this summer with Spain so that he can stay in Munich and get a full preseason under his belt with new manager Julian Nagelsmann.While the Euros start this Friday and run through July 11th, the soccer fixtures in the Olympics run from July 21st to August 7th, so had Roca made the decision to play for Spain in the tournament, he’d be missing the heart of <a href="https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com">Bayern Munich</a>’s preseason. Of course, last season he didn’t have a preseason because of the stretched nature of the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/transfer-rumors">transfer window</a> running through the fall as a result of fixture scheduling changes because of the coronavirus pandemic. He joined Bayern from RCD Espanyol Barcelona on October 4th, 2020.Marc <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Roca?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Roca</a> will unter Trainer Julian <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nagelsmann?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Nagelsmann</a> beim <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FCBayern?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FCBayern</a> neu durchstarten. Damit er die komplette Vorbereitung mitmachen kann, hat der Mittelfeldspieler sogar der spanischen Mannschaft für die Olympischen Spiele in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Tokio?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Tokio</a> abgesagt. <a href="https://twitter.com/tzmuenchen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tzmuenchen</a>— Philipp Kessler (@kessler_philipp) <a href="https://twitter.com/kessler_philipp/status/1401912333367234563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2021</a>In addition to choosing to forego the Olympics with Spain, Roca has been putting the time in at the gym. He wants to work on getting stronger and has been working on high weight sets to try and gain strength and muscle mass. He’s been spending a decent amount of time in recent weeks working on this weight training and has been making noticeable muscular gains, causing people on social media to speculate that he’s been hanging around Leon Goretzka a lot. Bayern’s #18 packed on a serious amount of muscle during the peak of the coronavirus lockdowns last year.In addition to his weight training, Roca has and will be working on speed and agility training to help with his explosiveness:Aktuell legt <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Roca?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Roca</a> den Fokus auf Maximalkraft-Einheiten. Dadurch soll der Körper robuster werden. Seit dieser Woche absolviert er das <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FCBayern?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FCBayern</a>-Lauftraining. Ab 15. Juni arbeitet er auch an seiner Schnellkraft. Das soll seine Explosivität verbessern. <a href="https://twitter.com/mano_bonke?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mano_bonke</a> Foto: B-ENGAGED <a href="https://t.co/KltbbcWEYG">pic.twitter.com/KltbbcWEYG</a>— Philipp Kessler (@kessler_philipp) <a href="https://twitter.com/kessler_philipp/status/1402185750712655875?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2021</a>While opinions might be split amongst the Spanish footballing base on Roca’s decision, it was a big commitment and statement of intent from the 24-year-old. Despite being a player that Hansi Flick did like, he only made a total of 11 appearances across all competitions last season for Bayern. Flick had taken extra time after training sessions to work one on one with him of defensive positioning and quick distribution, but he was never really able to work his way into the squad on a more regular basis.Nagelsmann will have certainly taken notice of Roca’s decision to stay behind and work on his training, wanting…

Germany Portraits - UEFA Euro 2020Photo by Boris Streubel - UEFA/UEFA via Getty ImagesCould Bayern Munich still make a move for a midfielder?According to SPOX journalist Kerry Hau, Bayern Munich still has interest in both Borussia Mönchengladbach star Florian Neuhaus and Stade Rennais up-and-comer Eduardo Camavinga.The problem for the Bavarians, however, is that they just do not have the financial capacity to play what it would take to pry either Neuhaus or Camavinga from their current clubs.- MF: Es besteht nach wie vor Interesse an #Camavinga und #Neuhaus, aber auch hier fehlt die finanzielle Bereitschaft in diesem Sommer. Man hofft auf den Durchbruch von #Roca unter Nagelsmann. Und: Die Verlängerung von #Goretzka hat aktuell ohnehin Priorität.— Kerry Hau (@kerry_hau) July 1, 2021MF: There is still interest in #Camavinga and #Neuhaus , but here too there is a lack of financial willingness this summer. One hopes for the breakthrough of #Roca under Nagelsmann. And: the extension of #Goretzka currently has priority anyway.What is unclear in Hau’s reporting is if a contract extension for Leon Goretzka or an emergence by Marc Roca would deter the Bavarians from making a run at Neuhaus or Camavinga next summer when the club should have more room in the budget.With Corentin Tolisso also not a lock to be on the roster this season, Bayern Munich could be looking for some young players on campus — or some cheap options on the transfer market — to bolster the midfield group if the opportunity presents itself.

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FC Barcelona v Bayern München: Group E - UEFA Champions LeaguePhoto by Pedro Salado/Quality Sport Images/Getty ImagesIt will not be easy for Marc Roca or Michael Cuisance to break into the Bayern Munich lineup.Many fans have been left wondering when Marc Roca was going to get a chance to prove himself or if Michael Cuisance was going to have the opportunity to showcase himself to a potential suitor.Bayern Munich boss Julian Nagelsmann indicated that the duo is good — and he means it. They just are not good enough to break into Bayern Munich’s game day lineup just yet:#Nagelsmann nach #SGFFCB mit einer klaren Antwort auf die Frage, warum es #Roca und #Cuisance zum zweiten Mal in Folge nicht in den Spieltagskader geschafft haben: „Sie haben nicht schlecht trainiert, aber auch nicht so, dass sie andere hätten verdrängen können.“ #FCBayern— Kerry Hau (@kerry_hau) September 25, 2021#Nagelsmann to #SGFFCB with a clear answer to the question of why #Roca and #Cuisance didn’t make the matchday squad for the second time in a row: “They didn’t train badly, but also not in such a way that they could have displaced others.” #FCBayernWith Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka, and Marcel Sabitzer as the primary options in the central midfield, while Corentin Tolisso, who is currently injured, would also be ahead of Cuisance and Roca on the depth chart.The squad’s versatility also is not helping Cuisance and Roca as Jamal Musiala, Thomas Müller, Tanguy Nianzou, and Josip Stanisic have all played different roles in the central midfield at one point or another as well.

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