Bayern’s Trio Return to Training Amid Transfer Row Kompany to Rotate for Salzburg Friendly

Bayern Munich’s hierarchy, including Max Eberl, has come under fire for drawing parallels between the situations of Jamal Musiala, Alphonso Davies and Hiroki Itō and potential January transfers. All three players missed the bulk of the first half of the season through injury, and while the comparison is not entirely accurate, the trio have now returned to training. Notably, Davies and Itō already featured sparingly in December.

Ahead of the upcoming friendly against Red Bull Salzburg, manager Vincent Kompany is set to deploy a rotated lineup featuring academy talents. Nevertheless, the full senior squad is highly likely to be available for the Bundesliga clash against Wolfsburg the subsequent weekend.

First-choice goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was significantly overplayed in the first half of the season, underlining the urgency to hand game time to backup Jonas Urbig. The return of Davies and Itō is expected to facilitate the integration of Tom Bischof into the midfield rotation, particularly amid swirling rumors that Bayern are actively looking to offload Leon Goretzka.

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