Bayern Munich show interest in Tottenham winger Heung-min Son

Reports from Italy recently emerged suggesting Bayern Munich are interested in signing Tottenham winger Heung-min Son.

After deciding not to make any inquisitions into the 2018 summer transfer market, Bayern Munich entered the 2018-19 season with four wingers. Two of those wingers (Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery) are well into their 30s and have poor history when it comes to fitness, while the other pair (Kingsley Coman and Serge Gnabry) don’t exactly have the best injury records themselves.

Of course, it didn’t take long for Bayern’s wing department to be reduced from four men to three. Within the first half of the first game of the Bundesliga season, Kingsley Coman suffered an ankle injury that will keep him out for the rest of 2018.

Though the club hierarchy insists the squad is big enough to handle whatever may come its way, they might just be regretting their decision not to reinforce the wide areas over the summer. However, they’ve already hinted that some big moves could be made next summer, when both Ribery and Robben are expected to finally make their departures.

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The Bavarians have already been linked with a few names for next summer and have now been linked with one more. According to a report from CalcioMercato, Bayern Munich have set their sights on Tottenham Hotspur’s Heung-min Son.

The Korean international recently won exemption from Korean Republic military service and can fully focus on his playing career. He’s quick, versatile, two-footed and possesses a powerful shot. At 26-years-old, he’d be able to offer Bayern the prime years of his career.

No German outlet has yet picked up on or added to the Italian reports, so the validity of these claims is still debatable. However, there are many things that would cause this move to make sense from a Bayern perspective.

Son, having spent a few years in the Hamburg academy before joining their first team and eventually making a move to Bayer Leverkusen, is familiar with the German top flight. Furthermore, Bayern’s scouting department is now heavily outfitted by former Bayer Leverkusen workers. Chief scout Laurent Busser, for example, will be all too familiar with Son’s talents. The duo both joined Bayer Leverkusen in the same summer.

While Son would be a solid signing for the Bavarians, there are other options who might fit the profile the club is looking for a little bit better. Furthermore, Tottenham chief Daniel Levy is notoriously difficult to work with, and would no doubt do all he could to keep the Korean in North London.