The Bayern Munich Courier
Squad30 Aug 2027
Tempers go at Bayern Munich
Harry Kane was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market30 Aug 2027
As if he never left: Ralph Ziegler returns
Some transfers need a press campaign. This one needed a shirt with the old number on it. Ralph Ziegler is a Bayern Munich player again, and the town has its story of the summer.
Market30 Aug 2027
Karl Schubert is a Bayern Munich player again
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
Market30 Aug 2027
As if he never left: Marcel Peters returns
Some transfers need a press campaign. This one needed a shirt with the old number on it. Marcel Peters is a Bayern Munich player again, and the town has its story of the summer.
Market30 Aug 2027
As if he never left: Marco Voigt returns
Some transfers need a press campaign. This one needed a shirt with the old number on it. Marco Voigt is a Bayern Munich player again, and the town has its story of the summer.
Squad30 Aug 2027
Dayot Upamecano gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match28 Aug 2027
Bayern Munich come up short against FC Augsburg
FC Augsburg left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Player ratings30 Aug 2027
A masterclass from Michael Olise
Marked 8.24 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Boardroom30 Aug 2027
Nobody left the Bayern Munich dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
In brief
- Player ratings Harry Kane leaves them behind him
- Player ratings Jamal Musiala keeps on missing
- Player ratings Ismael Saibari leaves them behind him