Bayern Munich has been rumored to be a fan of Jamie Gittens for quite a while now, but when push came to shove for the club to launch a last-ditch effort bid for the winger before he jumped from Borussia Dortmund to Chelsea FC, the club opted to stay out of the fray because of the fee per Bild (via @iMiaSanMia):
Max Eberl contacted both Jamie Gittens’ representatives as well as Borussia Dortmund in the past few days to express Bayern’s interest in the player, but that was too late as Gittens was determined to join Chelsea. In addition, Bayern were unwilling to match the fee paid by Chelsea in the end (€65m).
In all likelihood, Gittens was solely focused on a return home to England and with Bayern Munich wrapped up in a sudden pursuit of VfB Stuttgart’s Nick Woltemade, there was very little chance that the Bavarians were going to move outside of their comfort zone to blow away Gittens with an offer.
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