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Four Takeaways as Bayern Munich narrowly escape Wolfsburg

By Joshua Bishop

21 December 2019, Bavaria, Munich: Football: Bundesliga, Bayern Munich - VfL Wolfsburg, 17th matchday in the Allianz Arena. Munich's players cheer with Serge Gnabry (3rd from left) about his goal for 2-0. Photo: Angelika Warmuth/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the regulations of the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga and the DFB Deutscher Fußball-Bund, it is prohibited to exploit or have exploited in the stadium and/or from the game taken photographs in the form of sequence images and/or video-like photo series. (Photo by Angelika Warmuth/picture alliance via Getty Images)
21 December 2019, Bavaria, Munich: Football: Bundesliga, Bayern Munich - VfL Wolfsburg, 17th matchday in the Allianz Arena. Munich's players cheer with Serge Gnabry (3rd from left) about his goal for 2-0. Photo: Angelika Warmuth/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the regulations of the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga and the DFB Deutscher Fußball-Bund, it is prohibited to exploit or have exploited in the stadium and/or from the game taken photographs in the form of sequence images and/or video-like photo series. (Photo by Angelika Warmuth/picture alliance via Getty Images) /
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MUNICH, GERMANY – AUGUST 28: Hasan Salihamidzic, sporting director of FC Bayern Muenchen talks with Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, CEO of FC Bayern Muenchen during a reception of the Bundesliga champion and DFB Cup winner FC Bayern Muenchen at Staatskanzlei on August 28, 2019, in Munich, Germany. (Photo by A. Hassenstein/Getty Images for FC Bayern)
MUNICH, GERMANY – AUGUST 28: Hasan Salihamidzic, sporting director of FC Bayern Muenchen talks with Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, CEO of FC Bayern Muenchen during a reception of the Bundesliga champion and DFB Cup winner FC Bayern Muenchen at Staatskanzlei on August 28, 2019, in Munich, Germany. (Photo by A. Hassenstein/Getty Images for FC Bayern) /

Reinforcements are a must

The winter transfer window is always tricky to navigate through as squads need reinforcing. However, they will increase prices because of the time of the transfer. In my opinion, this shouldn’t stop Bayern from reinforcing this window.

The board doesn’t have to go after Leroy Sane next month, but an addition to the defense should be a priority. For one, Joshua Kimmich should move to midfield, allowing someone else to play in the right-back position. Benjamin Pavard should remain a center back, so someone should be brought in to fill the vacant right-back position.

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Secondly, Bayern doesn’t have the luxury of waiting to make a Champions League push as several squad players aren’t getting younger. Players such as Muller, Lewandowski, and Manuel Neuer are running out of time to win a European title, so for Bayern, the time is now to go all-in on a European title push. This means bringing reinforcements to improve the squad. Apart from improving the squad, new signings will also help loosen the burden on the players coming back from injury.