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Jonah Kusi-Asare is the kind of striker every club tries to find nowadays. Huge, lanky but deceptively quick, smooth on the ball and possessing the technical skills of a much smaller players, the young Swede drew the attention of many big clubs at AIK Fotboll before Bayern Munich snatched him up for a big fee. Kusi-Asare struggled to impose himself in Bayerns youth teams, occasionally demonstrating his immense potential but too often going unnoticed during matches.

This comes after prior comments from Hoeneß supporting the abolition of the famous 50+1 rule in the Bundesliga, which states that the members must hold at least 50% plus one vote of the club's shares, to avoid losing total control of the club at hands of private investors (via Kicker): "Sooner or later, the 50+1 rule has to go in Germany," stated Hoeneß.

With the midweek loss to Arsenal still fresh in the minds, Vincent Kompany wisely opted for some rotation to the starting XI. In defense, Tom Bischof and Kim Min-jae came in for Josip Stanisic and Dayot Upamecano at left back and center-back, respectively. In the attack, Luis Diaz took over from Serge Gnabry on the left wing, and Raphael Guerreiro got the start as the number ten with Michael Olise amongst substitutes.

Bayern Munich are not expected to be busy in the winter transfer window. Christoph Freund recently admitted that the squad is well-equipped to compete on all fronts this season, and the return of injured players like Alphonso Davies and Jamal Musiala will further strengthen Vincent Kompany's team. Even though there is a good chance of no incomings in the winter, there are a couple of players in the squad who will attract interest from clubs due to their contract situation.

Bayern Munich sold youngster Nestory Irankunda this summer to Watford, but nested in the deal was a favorable buy-back option for the Bavarians. That's according to a report from Sport Bild, as captured by @iMiaSanMia_GER: Bayern has a buy-back clause for Nestory Irankunda of 4.5-5 million €. He was sold to FC Watford in the summer for 3 million €. [Bayern-Insider, @cfbayern, @altobelli13]

Musiala has been out of action since sustaining a serious fibula and ankle injury during the FIFA Club World Cup against Paris Saint-Germain this summer following a collision with Gianluigi Donnarumma, who now plays for Manchester City. While Vincent Kompany is eager to have Musiala back in the fold, the club wants to do everything they can to not rush him back too soon and avoid risking a major injury setback, as has unfortunately happened with players like Manuel Neuer several times in the past.

The rapid rise of Lennart Karl has further reinforced the view of the club's bosses that they should rely even more on academy talents, look after them and promote them in the future. Thanks to Karl, the people in charge are more aware than ever of how much money integrating young talent can save, which could influence the squad planning. The Bayern Campus is currently receiving a huge amount of attention and also more appreciation.

Just a few years ago, there was a viral moment caught from a futsal match that captured the imagination of social media.

"There should be a limit on player salaries," Hainer said in a November interview with Abendzeitung, as captured by @iMiaSanMia.