Arsenal, Chelsea, Man City ‘scouting’ Bundesliga Breakout Star

Scouts from Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City are each keeping a adjacent oculus connected Bayern Munich’s emerging prima Lennart Karl, reports successful Germany say.

Karl, still only 17 years old, made his Bayern debut astatine nan Club World Cup and has since made 11 appearances for Vincent Kompany’s first team, scoring successful some nan Bundesliga and nan Champions League operating chiefly arsenic a correct winger.

Enjoying an opportunity which apt would not person been disposable to him had Bayern beaten Liverpool to nan signing of Florian Wirtz during nan summer, Karl is already attracting liking from a number of Europe’s elite sides.

According to BILD, nan Premier League trio of Arsenal, Chelsea and Man City are each watching Karl’s development, sparking concerns complete a imaginable exit from Munich.

Karl signed a caller statement pinch Bayern during nan summertime and is tied to nan nine until 2028 but, according to Sky Germany, has already agreed a master hold which will footwear successful erstwhile he turns 18 successful February 2026.

There is not expected to beryllium a merchandise clause coming for Karl, whose attraction is said to beryllium solely connected proving himself pinch Bayern.

Karl has entered a important shape of his career. / Kevin Voigt/Getty Images

Karl is among nan hottest prospects successful Germany shot correct now, pinch fewer players crossed Europe attracting nan aforesaid levels of hype astatine nan commencement of nan 2025–26 campaign.

“I dream he enjoys this early shape of his career,” teammate Joshua Kimmich explained to BILD. “There’s nary unit yet, nary expectations. He should conscionable support going. It will beryllium important that he continues to push difficult successful training, which he’s doing. We’ll salary attraction to that. Then he tin travel successful and play from nan commencement and return his actions.”

Bayern fable Arjen Robben, now a younker coach pinch Dutch broadside Groningen, besides weighed successful pinch words of proposal fo nan teenager.

“You person to activity connected yourself each time and you can’t think: ‘I conscionable played a awesome game, everything’s wonderful.’ You person to support pushing successful training and not beryllium complacent pinch yourself.

“That’s nan quality betwixt why nan really bully players enactment astatine nan apical for truthful long. Getting to that constituent is 1 thing, but staying astatine nan apical is thing else.”

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