In recent years, there has been a disconcerting trend at Bayern Munich whereby academy and home-grown talents have failed to progress to the first team and, in some cases, even failed to thrive any better after loan spells at other clubs.
Whilst it’s fair to say that it’s up to every aspiring academy player to prove himself worthy of donning the Bayern senior-team shirt, by the same token, the decision makers at the club have been lacking consistency in terms of who to treat as investments for the medium and long term..
Having said that, let’s now try to identify the rationale, or lack thereof, in the sale of Adam Aznou to Everton, keeping in mind that the 19-year-old Moroccan international was acquired by Bayern Munich from Barcelona at the tender age of 16 in the summer of 2022.