How Bayern Munich could line up with English spine of Kane, Mount and Walker after huge transfer spree
BAYERN MUNICH have been linked with a trio of English stars as Thomas Tuchel plots to build a team capable of winning the Champions League.
Tuchel, 49, knows the English market inside-out after spending the best part of two years at Chelsea.
Bayern, having lost Robert Lewandowski last summer, meekly crashed out of Europe 4-1 on aggregate to Manchester City at the quarter-final stage.
Tuchel, who was appointed as Julian Nagelsmann's successor largely because of his Champions League-winning history, now wants to refine his team into one that can go all the way.
The perennial Bundesliga champions are already on the verge of signing Manchester United target Kim Min-jae from Napoli.
While they have also pinched Raphael Guerreiro from rivals Borussia Dortmund on a free transfer.
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This week they launched an ambitious £60million bid for Tottenham star Harry Kane.
The bid has been rejected out of hand by Spurs, but Bayern are set to up their offer for the England skipper.
Should they manage to bring the 29-year-old to Bavaria, Tuchel will have a star-studded front three of Kane, Leroy Sane and Kingsley Coman to work with.
This trio would strike fear into any defence in Europe... and the rest of the team's not bad either.
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With Man United's Mason Mount pursuit having faltered, Bayern were recently linked with making a swoop that would reunite the midfielder with Tuchel, a boss he won the Champions League under.
A midfield three featuring Mount, Jamal Musiala and Joshua Kimmich would be filled with invention and attacking threat.
At the back, Kim is set to slot in alongside Matthijs de Ligt, with Dayot Upamecano having struggled against City last season.
Guerreiro could replace Lucas Hernandez at left-back, while Kyle Walker may come in from City to oust Benjamin Pavard on the right.
Walker is currently locked in contract talks with the reigning European champions, but could leave for a fresh challenge in Munich.
Meanwhile, in goal, Manuel Neuer is set to return after missing the second half of last season with a broken leg sustained in a skiing accident.
Yann Sommer, who deputised for him, has since been linked with Inter Milan.