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Breaking through at Bayern Munich as a youth player is exceedingly difficult. Lennart Karl may have made it look easy, but usually one has to compete with an array of stars as an academy player to get game time. Felipe Chavez is in a fairly similar boat. He caught the eye with a bright display in the big 5-0 friendly against RB Salzburg before making his Bundesliga debut against VfL Wolfsburg.

Former Bayern Munich stars Thomas Müller and Mats Hummels had a little get together in Berlin to watch the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Orlando Magic. As it turns out, the boys also ran into another familiar face - former Mainz 05, Borussia Dortmund, and Liverpool FC head coach (and future Real Madrid boss) Jürgen Klopp. German players (and brothers) Franz Wagner (18 points) and Mo Wagner (7 points) helped power the Magic to a 118-111 victory.

The first goal of the game wasn't pretty for the guests. Köln found Bayern lacking some polish in the attacking end and clearly caught Bayern where they were not prepared. Both Jonathan Tah and Kim Min-jae committed to the passing option on a two-on-two situation, and none of the midfielders or attackers were close enough or fast enough to tackle the countering Köln player, Linton Maina, so he took all the space and made Bayern pay for it.

The young centre-back has also been offered to Bayern via his agent, and while the German giants do want to sign him immediately, they will continue to monitor his progress. Vuskovic jas made 14 starts in the Bundesliga this season, scoring three goals. The young defender was superb in Hamburg's 2-1 loss to Freiburg, scoring one goal. He is seen as one of the top talents in the Bundesliga, and Spurs will be delighted by his progress.

Aside of being an insanely productive player for one of the biggest, best clubs in the world, Karl is also trying to learn how to, well, live like an adult (which he will soon be). In between playing a starring role in Chanpions League or scoring goals in the Bundesliga, Karl is attending classes in school and learning how to drive.

The European market is stirring amid growing interest from Bayern Munich in Elliot Anderson , the midfielder currently dazzling at Nottingham Forest . Bayern Munich is considering a major signing next summer, believing the 23-year-old represents the ideal evolution for their current German tactical system. Competition for the England international is fierce, placing the Bavarian giants in a direct race against financial powerhouses like Manchester City and Manchester United.

I hope this continues for a while. But what the boys showed on Sunday isn't normal, we mustn't forget that. The motivation is there, we want to see how far we can take this form. We know it's not easy in Köln, we had a very tough first half in the cup there, it took 90 minutes to make the difference. But we feel we can always score goals,