Bayern Munich News Bayern Munich News: Werder Bremen could make move for Arijon Ibrahimović; Hugo Larsson to the Premier League?; Former Bayern striker heads to Aston Villa; and MORE! FC Bayern might have muffed this one a bit. by CSmith1919 Updated Aug 31, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC Facebook Link Heidenheim, Germany - August 18: Arijon Ibrahimovic of FC Bayern München looks on during the pre-Season Friendly match between 1.FC Heidenheim and FC Bayern München at Voith-Arena on August 18, 2026 in Heidenheim, Germany. (Photo by Harry Langer/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via Getty Images) DeFodi Images via Getty Images Part Of Bayern Munich’s 2026 Summer Transfer Window: All updates see all updates CSmith1919 Chuck Smith is the site manager for Bavarian Football Works, where he began writing in 2017. He is the author of The Daily Schmankerl, the longest-running daily Bayern Munich column in English, and also writes The Weekend Warm-Up. In addition to covering Bayern Munich news and providing commentary on Bayern Munich, the Bundesliga, and the German national team. He brings more than 30 years of sports-writing experience to the site. Over the course of his career, he has written for numerous newspapers and websites. Bild backs up Sport1 reporting on Ibrahimović (Bild via @iMiaSanMia) Bayern Munich board member for sport Max Eberl taking to the media to inform Arijon Ibrahimović that he is available to be sold, without ensuring that the player was fully aware of what was going on, is a bad look for the club — and also a legitimate story per Bild. Sport1 broke the initial story, but now it seems as if the heat between the two sides is real: Max Eberl’s recent statements about Arijon Ibrahimović caused a big lack of understanding on the player’s camp. Eberl’s sudden willingness to let Ibrahimović go came as a huge surprise to the player. After all, the club extended Ibrahimović‘s contract this summer, announced in the public press release that he will be permanently included in the first team rotation this season, and the player was promised the role of Luis Díaz backup after a conversation with Vincent Kompany. The fact that the management has already changed their minds has come as a surprise to the player’s camp. In addition to that, Eberl’s public comments on the matter are especially what bothered Ibrahimović and his entourage. Naturally, this has led to the emergence of new rumors, including one linking the young attacker to Werder Bremen. However, for that kind of move to go down, Werder Bremen would have to shed some its own roster weight, per Bild (as captured by @iMiaSanMia): Max Eberl’s recent statements about Arijon Ibrahimović caused a big lack of understanding on the player’s camp. Eberl’s sudden willingness to let Ibrahimović go came as a huge surprise to the player. After all, the club extended Ibrahimović‘s contract this summer, announced in the public press release that he will be permanently included in the first team rotation this season, and the player was promised the role of Luis Díaz backup after a conversation with Vincent Kompany. The fact that the management has already changed their minds has come as a surprise to the player’s camp. In addition to that, Eberl’s public comments on the matter are especially what bothered Ibrahimović and his entourage. This has been a very pro-Eberl space for a while, but this was a big misstep by him. The decision to move on from Ibrahimović is fine, but to go to the media before discussing it with the player — blindsiding him — is bush league. It would not be fair to criticize players like Ryan Gravenberch for taking their gripes to the media without criticizing Eberl for dropping delicate news like a bomb publicly. No matter what happens with Ibrahimović, Bayern Munich should try and smooth this out. No, the club does not have to, but it would be the right thing to do either way — even if the attacker ultimately lands on Werder Bremen. Related Report: Turnaround for Arijon Ibrahimović as Bayern Munich looks set to let him go Max Eberl confirms Bayern Munich could sell Arijon Ibrahimović before deadline Grealish has three suitors (ESPN) Manchester City attacker Jack Grealish reportedly has three clubs interested in him: Manchester City attacking midfielder Jack Grealish is on the radar of Everton, Aston Villa, and Sunderland, Fabrizio Romano reports. The 30-year-old is ready to decide his future over the next few days as his representatives continue talks with multiple Premier League clubs, though there is nothing concrete with Sunderland despite reports of a recent push to sign him on loan. Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany is a massive fan of Jack Grealish…could it happen? Almost assuredly, the answer would be “no”, but there could be a spot open (see the Ibrahimović note above). Related A Broken Market: Manchester City gear up to spend £200m on Kane and Grealish while Bayern Munich struggle Career mode mindset: Vincent Kompany’s dream Bayern Munich XI revealed Kovač leaves no questions with striker hierarchy (Sky Germany’s Patrick Berger) Niko Kovač is not leaving any doubts about who his team’s No. 1 striker is: Niko Kovac on Fabio Silva: “He knows that Serhou Guirassy is striker number 1. He is the challenger and Serhou is the 1.” On a possible new signing before #DeadlineDay, the #BVB coach says: “We have 25 outfield players and currently don’t need a new one.” @SkySportDE Kovač is brutally blunt, but at least he is honest. Guirassy rewarded Kovač with a goal in the 9th minute of BVB’s 2-0 win over Hamburger SV. 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Related Bayern Munich are interested in Hoffenheim talent David Raum David Raum goes iShowSpeed and gets a possibly life-changing chat on-stream involving Bayern Munich Larsson talking to CPFC, Fulham (Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg) Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Hugo Larsson is perpetually in the transfer market, and could be closing in a on deal to move to the Premier League: 🚨🏴 EXCL | Hugo Larsson is now in London for direct negotiations with two clubs. One of them: Crystal Palace. With permission from Eintracht Frankfurt, who are demanding around €25m for the 22 y/o midfielder. #SGE @SkySportDE 🚨⤵️ The other club: Fulham. Hugo Larsson is expected to return to team training with Eintracht Frankfurt tomorrow. Larsson is a good player, but has he made the leap to great yet? It does not seem that way, which explains why the fee seems to be considerably less than he would have fetched on the market a year or two ago. 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