Danilho Goekhi puts Union Berlin ahead twice in 2-2 draw Bayern six points clear as RB Leipzig lose at Hoffenheim Harry Kane headed in a stoppage-time equaliser to prevent a first defeat of the season for Bayern Munich but their 2-2 draw at Union Berlin ended their record winning start across all competitions. Union thought they had won it with Danilho Goekhi’s second goal in the 83rd minute but Kane headed in the leveller. Bayern top the Bundesliga on 28 points and in fact extended their lead to six, as RB Leipzig lost 3-1 at Hoffenheim. This story will be updated Continue reading...

Manager: striker ‘works so hard and wants to succeed’ Amorim will rotate Fernandes if United return to Europe Ruben Amorim has conceded Benjamin Sesko is struggling for form at Manchester United and wants the striker to learn to accept criticism so it becomes like a “normal Monday”. Sesko has scored only twice in 11 appearances for United since joining the club from RB Leipzig for £73.7m in August. That has brought inevitable pressure on to the 22-year-old’s shoulders with Amorim revealing that while he is relaxed about the situation, the player himself is not. “I understand how things are in football, and he’s going to struggle,” said the head coach. “He has no experience here, and when everyone says that you are the next big thing, you hear that. If you don’t perform every week, you are going to hear from club legends, from pundits, the media, and sometimes they are right. Continue reading...

Kimmich, Guerreiro and Karl capitalise on Castrop red card Bundesliga leaders have won 13 from 13 in all competitions Bayern Munich needed more than an hour before breaking the resistance of Borussia Mönchengladbach, to earn a 3-0 victory over opponents who spent more than 75% of the game with 10 men. It was the Bundesliga leaders’ 13th win in 13 matches across all competitions this season. Joshua Kimmich slotted in after 64 minutes and the substitute Raphaël Guerreiro added another five minutes later before the teenager Lennart Karl, who had scored in their Champions League win over Club Brugge on Wednesday, made it 3-0 in the 81st. Bayern have a maximum 24 points from eight league matches, five ahead of RB Leipzig, 6-0 winners at Augsburg. This story will be updated Continue reading...

Kane scores as Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund Barcelona edge Girona via Araújo’s stoppage-time winner Harry Kane scored once and helped set up another as Bayern Munich battled past Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the Bundesliga’s Klassiker to maintain their perfect start to the season with their seventh straight win. Bayern had to survive considerable second-half pressure from the visitors before making sure of their 11th win in 11 matches across all competitions. They lead the Bundesliga race with 21 points, five ahead of second-placed RB Leipzig. Dortmund, who suffered their first loss in 10 matches across all competitions, dropped to fourth on 14. Kane gave the hosts a deserved lead when he scored his 12th league goal in seven matches with a glancing header from a Joshua Kimmich corner in the 22nd minute. This story will be updated Continue reading...

Creative flatness threatens to stymie start to season Van de Ven: ‘He can create a lot of special things’ Micky van de Ven believes Xavi Simons could be the solution to the creative flatness threatening to undermine Tottenham’s start to the season. With Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison sustaining long-term injuries and Dominic Solanke undergoing a procedure on his troublesome ankle, Tottenham have started to look a little predictable in forward areas and form has stuttered over the past month. Thomas Frank acknowledged before Tuesday’s 2-2 Champions League draw with the Norwegian champions Bodø/Glimt that the almost complete change to the front four – with Son Heung-min also departed – has created issues. Simons arrived from RB Leipzig just before the end of the transfer window for more than £50m. He is still adapting, but he set up a goal against West Ham and played a key role coming off the bench in Spurs’ late comeback in Norway. Continue reading...

Tottenham are on the verge of signing RB Leipzig and Netherlands attacker Xavi Simons for £51.8m.

Spurs also looking to move Bissouma to Galatasaray Chelsea also interested in Simons but need sales first Tottenham are weighing up a move for RB Leipzig’s Xavi Simons, who is rated at £60m, as they push for the attacking midfielder they need in what could be a busy end to their transfer window. The club have made progress in talks over the loan of Luka Vuskovic to Hamburg, the expectation being that a season-long deal with no options will be finalised before Monday’s deadline. They are also looking to move Yves Bissouma to Galatasaray. The 28-year-old, who is out of contract next summer, has dropped to the bottom of the central midfield pecking order, having frustrated Thomas Frank with his timekeeping. Continue reading...

Today’s rumours are just so not Rainbow Rhythms Let’s start with a disclaimer: today’s Rumour Mill may contain some Manchester United. Because, as has been the case for at least 11 years now, everyone knows United are just two or three signings away from being a real force – promise! Except, if Big Sir Jim Ratcliffe is to sanction any more incomings this summer, they will be very late additions, as shipping players out of Old Trafford is an urgent priority. Rasmus Højlund looks to be en route to Napoli where he will, no doubt, channel his inner Scott McTominay and emerge as Ballon d’Or-contending world-beater. RB Leipzig, Atalanta and Milan are also lurking with intent around the Dane, but Naples on a loan-with-option-to-buy style deal is the likeliest destination. We are all told Alejandro Garnacho will join Chelsea but time is running out for him to actually join Chelsea. Antony has long been expected to return to Real Betis, but apparently Bayern Munich are mulling over a shock swoop for the Brazilian. And Kobbie Mainoo is the latest of United’s hitherto hyped youngsters to be linked with the exit, with some reports claiming at least 10 clubs have been alerted to the midfielder’s situation. Mainoo has played zero minutes so far this season and is considering his next move. Continue reading...

The Bundesliga favourites thrash RB Leipzig 6-0, while Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund endure setbacks Remember when Harry Kane never scoring in August was a curio that felt like it needed an exorcism? Nobody in Germany remembers, and an era when Bayern Munich’s centre-forward seemed even vaguely stoppable seems like a very long time ago. The optics of his imperious second-half hat-trick in this opening game were very welcome, particularly in the light of the Bundesliga’s groundbreaking new TV deal which meant viewers in the England captain’s home country could see Kane do his thing on the BBC or on a choice of two different YouTube platforms. Yet the remarkable thing about Bayern’s first-night salvo is that they still would have destroyed RB Leipzig, one of their more challenging domestic hurdles of recent years, had Kane not showed up to the party. It was the dictionary definition of ruthlessness but Ole Werner, the new Leipzig coach, could have done nothing in his half-time team talk to change the course of events. By the interval, Michael Olise’s double and a brilliant Luis Díaz debut strike in between already had Bayern home and hosed. Kane’s contribution was merely extra cream and cherry if you were Bayern, or salt if you were Leipzig. Continue reading...

Michael Olise scores twice in 6-0 victory Donnarumma bids farewell to PSG supporters Harry Kane scored a second-half hat-trick and Michael Olise bagged two goals as champions Bayern Munich obliterated visitors RB Leipzig 6-0 in the Bundesliga opener putting down an early marker. Kane opened his account in the 64th minute before bagging two more goals in the 74th and 77th to complete Bayern’s impressive show of strength in the season premiere. Continue reading...

England captain Harry Kane scores a hat-trick and ex-Liverpool winger Luis Diaz scores his first Bundesliga goal, as defending champions Bayern Munich begin their league campaign with a 6-0 thrashing of RB Leipzig.

Arsenal weigh up offer for Morgan Rogers, RB Leipzig agree personal terms with Harvey Elliott and Marseille interested in signing Kostas Tsimikas, plus more.

Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson is on Aston Villa's transfer wish list, Chelsea are bidding to sign RB Leipzig midfielder Xavi Simons and Manchester United forward Alejandro Garnacho, plus Tottenham eye Monaco's Maghnes Akliouche.

Chelsea holding out for permanent deal with Bayern London club unwilling to pay £50m for Garnacho Bayern Munich’s move for Christopher Nkunku has stalled, delaying Chelsea’s attempts to sign RB Leipzig’s Xavi Simons and Manchester United’s Alejandro Garnacho. Chelsea hope to offload Nkunku, who is not in the club’s plans for the season, and want the forward to leave on a permanent basis. Bayern had a loan offer with an option to buy rejected at the weekend and it remains to be seen if they are prepared to pay enough to sign the Frenchman. Continue reading...