Two of the most important contract situations at the moment for Bayern Munich involve Jamal Musiala and Alphonso Davies.
What if, though, the “best friends” attempted to conjoin their futures? What if, the duo sought out to work together — and off of each other against Bayern Munich?
That might not be too far off from the truth per Sky Sport journalists Florian Plettenberg and Kerry Hau:
Jamal #Musiala has made it clear internally that he wants his best friend Alphonso #Davies to extend his contract. Similarly, Davies has directly tied his extension to Musiala’s future.
Both players want to continue playing together at Bayern, and the club’s management is well aware of this. These desires are part of the ongoing negotiations.
However, Davies’ agent is aligning his salary demands with the terms being negotiated for Musiala, which is currently complicating discussions.
It is not wholly shocking that two close friends want to play together. However, Davies’ agent (Nick Huoseh)— who has been a handful for Bayern Munich to deal with so far — trying to play his client’s offer off of Musiala is a bit of dirty pool given how different their respective positions are valued.
Musiala’s total salary package could end up being as high €20-€25 million per season, which would be an insane comparison for Nick Huoseh to make. As a left-back, Davies should not approach anywhere near that figure.
If you want to double-down on the drama, well, Sport1’s Stefan Kumberger has you covered. Per his report (via @iMiaSanMia), Huoseh wants to “make things difficult” for Bayern Munich because he caught a stray from Uli Hoeneß last summer:
Alphonso Davies’ agent Nick Huoseh will be leaving Munich tomorrow without an agreement with Bayern. Huoseh makes no secret of the fact that he wants to ‘make things difficult for Bayern’. He made that known in ‘agent circles’ last week. In addition, Davies’ agent is still angry about comments made by Uli Hoeneß last summer, who said that ‘some agents did not even know there’s air in the ball.’
#FCHollywood4Life!
Anyway, this is all shaking out into quite a debacle and now Musiala is loosely tied to this nonsense. It might just not be a true Bayern Munich transfer window without some random craziness.
Bavarian Podcast Works — Weekend Warm-up Show Season 4, Episode 27
Bayern Munich is fresh off a 5-0 stomping of Hoffenheim, but the club could be facing bigger battles in the boardroom than on the pitch these days.
Let’s talk about it all. This is what we have on tap for this episode of the Bavarian Podcast Works — Weekend Warm-up Show:
- Here comes the winger surge — and how about Mathys Tel making some progress?
- Let’s talk about Bayern Munich’s rumored signing of Tom Bischof. What it means, what about the timing, and how likely is it that the deal is already fully done?
- Is Jonas Urbig the next one? Bayern Munich might have its limits in how good it feels about the FC Köln goalkeeper.
- What’s going on with Alphonso Davies?
- Should we make anything out of the Ousmane Diomande rumors?
Song of the Week: “Dopamine” by Sum 41
It can be hard for an alt-rock band (particularly one who is closer to pop-punk) to age in today’s world, but Sum 41 is making a return to the scene with an album, which is getting some serious airplay in Philadelphia.
“Dopamine” is one of the songs getting some run and it caught my attention. I’ve got some Sum 41 in my library, but cannot confess to have been an avid follower over the past 20 years. With songs like “Dopamine” and “Landmines”, though, they’re definitely getting my attention. Enjoy:
Entertainment Rundown
Daredevil: Born Again
The first trailer for the new Daredevil series has dropped and it looks— based on this brief peek — that the show will capture the look, feel, and tone of the Netflix version.
As someone who was a major honk for this show and The Punisher, this is much anticipated:
Bavarian Podcast Works — Preview Show: Bayern Munich vs. Wolfsburg
Bayern Munich is hosting a resurgent VfL Wolfsburg side for a Bundesliga showdown with a squad that has simply not gotten on track during this campaign.
Bayern Munich will be looking to win its third consecutive game to start the second half and fourth straight overall. Let’s talk about all of that and more on the Bavarian Podcast Works — Preview Show. This is what we have on tap:
- A look at the recent form of each team and where they fall in the Bundesliga table.
- A look at the rosters and injuries for Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich.
- Why Bayern Munich should be wary.
- A guess at Bayern Munich’s starting XI.
- A prediction on the match.
Predictions
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich has a tough draw against a surging VfL Wolfsburg side that is thriving under coach Ralph Hasenhüttl.
That said, Bayern Munich is no slouch and with some of its key players rested, the Bavarians should be poised to take another three points at home.
Prediction: Bayern Munich 3-0 Wolfsburg
Other Bundesliga Predictions:
Eintracht Frankfurt 2-3 Borussia Dortmund (they cannot lose again…right?)
Heidenheim 2-1 St. Pauli
- Holstein Kiel 1-2 Hoffenheim
- VfB Stuttgart 2-1 SC Freiburg
- VfL Bochum 0-4 RB Leipzig
- Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 Borussia Mönchengladbach
- Union Berlin 0-1 Mainz 05
Werder Bremen 1-1 FC Augsburg
Prediction Records
- Last Week Bundesliga: 3-6 (Through Matchday 17)
- Overall Bundesliga: 74-79
- UEFA Nations League: 81-66
- Champions League: 60-48 (Through Matchday 6)
- DFB-Pokal: 40-16 (Through Round of 16)
- Total: 255-209
- Perfect Picks: 42 (when the score and winner is predicted exactly)
