Liverpool have been reportedly credited with an interest in one of the brightest attackers in Europe
Wilde Szenen, Christoph Freund, Sportdirektor FC Bayern Muenchen, Michael Olise #17 (FC Bayern Muenchen), Cheftrainer Vincent Kompany (FC Bayern Muenchen), FC Bayern Muenchen vs. Royale Union Saint Gilloise, Fussball, UEFA Champions League, 7. Spieltag, 21.01.2026 DFB regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and/or quasi-video / action press
Wilde Szenen, Christoph Freund, Sportdirektor FC Bayern Muenchen, Michael Olise #17 (FC Bayern Muenchen), Cheftrainer Vincent Kompany (FC Bayern Muenchen), FC Bayern Muenchen vs. Royale Union Saint Gilloise, Fussball, UEFA Champions League, 7. Spieltag, 21.01.2026 DFB regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and/or quasi-video / action press
Liverpool have been reportedly credited with an interest in one of the brightest attackers in Europe, with fresh reports from Germany suggesting that a public rebuke from one of Bayern Munich’s most powerful figures has prompted several Premier League clubs to ask questions about a teenager the Bavarians still see as central to their future.
The 18 year old enjoyed a remarkable breakthrough campaign last season, scoring nine goals and providing eight assists in 40 appearances as Bayern won the Bundesliga and the DFB Pokal, and he became the youngest player ever to score in three consecutive Champions League matches when he found the net against Club Brugge, Arsenal and Sporting Lisbon.
His momentum was halted by a thigh injury suffered in training a week before the World Cup, which ruled him out of the tournament with Germany, and he has struggled to rediscover that level since, managing a single goal in five Bundesliga appearances and none in three Champions League outings while being left on the bench for the recent draw with Arsenal.
That dip prompted Bayern honorary president Uli Hoeneß to speak out in an interview with Welt am Sonntag, where he turned his attention to Lennart Karl and announced plans for a serious conversation with the youngster, insisting he is far from being a superstar and that young players need humility, before adding that comparisons with Michael Olise were clearly doing him no favours.
According to Bild’s head of football Christian Falk, writing for CF Bayern Insider, those comments have not gone unnoticed in England, with Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United all aware that something is going on around the player and calls already made to establish whether anyone in Munich is unhappy with him.
“Of course, the Premier League is also reading what is being said in Germany.”
“I heard that Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United saw that there is something going on around Lennart Karl,” Christian Falk exclusively informed CF Bayern Insider.
“Ultimately, when there’s a player at the Ballon d ‘Or ceremony who finished fourth in the Men’s Kopa Trophy (behind Warren Zaire-Emery, Pau Cubarsi and Lamine Yamal), he’s going to be interesting to other clubs.”
“So calls have been made to ascertain what’s going on with the player and whether anyone’s not totally satisfied with the young German in Munich.
Falk pointed to Karl’s fourth place finish in the Kopa Trophy at the Ballon d’Or ceremony, behind Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsí among others, and valued him at around €60 million (£50.1 million), while revealing there have been no talks over extending a contract that runs until 2029.
Bayern’s stance remains firm, however, with assistant coach Aaron Danks, standing in for the unwell Vincent Kompany, describing the teenager’s experience as a rollercoaster that is completely normal at his age and insisting the club are calm and believe in him, while sporting chief Max Eberl called it an entirely normal process for a young professional.
Karl also offered a response on the pitch by starting the victory by six goals to one over Magdeburg in the DFB Pokal and setting up Alphonso Davies for the fourth goal.
For Liverpool, the profile is an intriguing one, because a left footed attacker who operates mainly from the right is precisely the type of player Andoni Iraola’s squad has lacked since Mohamed Salah’s departure, although prising a player Bayern still regard as a future cornerstone away from the Allianz Arena would take far more than a phone call.
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