One of the big debates among Bayern Munich fans this season has centered around the club’s depth.
Entering this season, the Bavarians consciously made the decision to have a thin roster, but that could be changing for 2026/27 campaign. According to a report from Sport Bild’s Christian Falk and Julian Agardi (as captured by @iMiaSanMia), Bayern Munich underwent an “internal analysis”, which concluded that the team needs better options on the depth chart:
The internal analysis over the past few days concluded that the current Bayern squad lacks enough depth for the highest international level. As an example, the club pointed to the 2020 treble team. During the Champions League final win over PSG, Kingsley Coman was replaced by Ivan Perišić, Serge Gnabry by Coutinho, and Thiago by Corentin Tolisso. Vincent Kompany did not have those kinds of options this year. That is why Bayern are looking to bring in a genuine attacking reinforcement this summer (Gordon top target), while also searching for another squad player in attack.
Adding Gordon would be a massive move, but another attacker on top of him would come as a surprise. It seems as if Bayern Munich was impressed by the threats that Paris Saint-Germain had available on its bench during the Champions League tie between the clubs and wants to replicate the kind of danger that PSG could inject into a match.
The plan to add more depth could also impact the other position groups as well, which some would argue are just as thin as the attack.
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