{"id":550733,"date":"2020-05-02T04:44:12","date_gmt":"2020-05-02T08:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=550733"},"modified":"2020-05-02T04:44:12","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T08:44:12","slug":"report-bayern-munich-remain-in-pursuit-of-leroy-sane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/05\/02\/report-bayern-munich-remain-in-pursuit-of-leroy-sane\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Bayern Munich Remain in Pursuit of Leroy San\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bayern Munich remain intent on signing <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/manchester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester City<\/a> winger <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/2b114be3\/Leroy-Sane\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leroy San\u00e9<\/a> in a deal worth a proposed \u00a360 million, with the German powerhouses not willing to bargain any further, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11095\/11980696\/leroy-sane-bayern-munich-still-intent-on-signing-man-city-winger\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sky Sports.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Bayern Munich Remain Intent on Signing Leroy San\u00e9 This Summer<\/h2>\n<h3>Transfer Saga Continues<\/h3>\n<p>San\u00e9, who has not played for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2020\/04\/21\/report-david-silva-set-for-valencia-return\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester City<\/a> since suffering a major knee injury against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/liverpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liverpool<\/a> in the 2019 Community Shield, has remained in Bayern&#8217;s line of sight throughout the whole 2019\/20 season.<\/p>\n<p>After talks broke down last summer in a deal worth a proposed \u00a3110 million, the Germans&#8217; market value has naturally plummeted due to this season-ending injury he endured, and also the impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic on football transfers.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous sources have suggested that Bayern will go no further than this reported \u00a360 million price-tag, after monitoring San\u00e9&#8217;s rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<h3>Bayern Want a Star Player<\/h3>\n<p>Following their decision not to poach San\u00e9 in the January transfer market, Bayern has stuck to their guns and regard the German winger as their number one target this summer to bolster the line-up.<\/p>\n<p>A player with natural-born ability, the 24-year-old has lit up the Manchester City attacking-line since his \u00a345 million transfer from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2020\/04\/05\/report-jonjoe-kenny-hopeful-of-staying-at-fc-schalke-04\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Schalke<\/a> in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Scoring 39 goals and garnering 45 assists for Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side, San\u00e9 has helped the Citizens to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Premier League<\/a> glory on two occasions, along with an FA Cup winners medal and two League Cup triumphs.<\/p>\n<p>But it is the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/bundesliga\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">German<\/a> outfit look the likely suitors to capture the young winger&#8217;s signature and bring him back to his native land.<\/p>\n<p>In the market for two-star players, Bayern Munich&#8217;s Sporting Director Hasan Salihamidzic recently told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/bundesliga-bayern-munich-sporting-director-promises-international-star-signing\/a-53252907\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">German press: <\/a>&#8220;We want to strengthen ourselves with a top talent from Europe and also bring an international star to Munich, who enhances the quality of our team and helps the team to offer our spectators strong and attractive football.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>What Does San\u00e9 Bring?<\/h3>\n<p>The ultimate winger who can provide an assist out of nothing, along with his keen eye for goal, has firmly placed Sane as one of footballs most feared wide players.<\/p>\n<p>Injury setbacks have put his career on temporary hiatus, however, his potential move to Bayern may provide the perfect relief to kick-start his midfield wizardry once more.<\/p>\n<p>To make matters more interesting, numerous reports have suggested that Sane has recently held a 30-minute phone-call with Bayern boss Hans-Dieter Flick about this proposed transfer.<\/p>\n<p>The Sane transfer saga will no doubt be one of the more interesting in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"uJMtdD2XTapyQJq-JVv5Dw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; 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