Bayern Munich do not want to sign Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest in the summer transfer window, according to Bild journalist Christian Falk.
Falk wrote on his website, CF Bayern Insider: “It is NOT TRUE: Bayern Munich are interested in Elliot Anderson. He’s too expensive!
“It’s said that he’ll cost €80m [£68.9m], which is just too much money for Bayern Munich, and they don’t need a player in this position.
“It’s true that Leon Goretzka will leave the club this summer, but they’re not looking for a successor.
“They have Tom Bischoff, Joshua Kimmich, Aleksandar Pavlovic, and now they’re bringing back Noël Aséko.
“He’s a talent at the club who was on loan at Hannover. The 20-year-old had a release clause, and Hannover knew that Bayern wanted him back, so they triggered the release clause for €1m.
“But FC Bayern also have a clause that they can buy him back for €2.5m – so they bought him back!
“There’s also another talent to think about in Santos Daiber, and he can play in this position.
“So, there are many options. Don’t forget that Bayern Munich want to sign Givairo Read. There are talks with Rotterdam.
“Perhaps they can sign him to play at right-back, which will allow Konrad Laimer to return to the midfield.
“Many options for Bayern, so they don’t need a new midfielder per se.”