KIT HOLDEN: For days on end, the manicured lawns at Bayern Munich's training ground lay empty. Not a ball in sight, not a Qatar Airways-branded tracksuit to be seen.

Jerome Boateng's year in the Premier League between 2010 and 2011 was one to forget. He failed to earn a first XI place at Manchester City and was often played out of position at right back.

The former Liverpool midfielder has failed to make much of an impact at the Nou Camp since his £145m transfer from Liverpool back in 2018. He is currently out on loan at Bayern Munich.

Achraf Hakimi has developed into one of the most coveted full-backs in Europe after spending the last two seasons on loan at Borussia Dortmund from the Santiago Bernabeu side.

Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are both said to be interested in Antonio Rudiger. Rudiger has reportedly opened contract talks with Chelsea but has been linked with a move away.

After failing to break into Zinedine Zidane's starting XI this season, Rodriguez looks set to have two options this summer in the Premier League, with Manchester United and Everton interested.

The former Chelsea and Bayern Munich star opened up on the couple's health fright, and highlighted that Bernadien had struggled to recover from the virus over a sustained period.

Philippe Coutinho's agent has revealed that the midfielder would relish returning to the Premier League at some stage.

UEFA president said he would consider finishing the European competitions behind closed doors but will accept they might have to be cancelled if they were unable to resume by September.

Sagnol, who was working as a scout at Bayern Munich as Varane rose through the ranks at Lens, claimed he got a tip-off about the 18-year-old defender from a friend.

Phil Thompson believes it is not too late for Philippe Coutinho to reignite his career by rejoining Liverpool in the summer, despite failing to achieve success at Barcelona.

Bayern Munich have been given a major boost in their pursuit of Leroy Sane following comments from his new agent that they have the 'prerequisites to win the Champions League'.

Philippe Coutinho (right) has spent the season at Bayern Munich after being frozen out of the Barca first-team, but the Chelsea target could be handed a surprise return by Quique Setien (left).

Mamadou Sakho has revealed that he turned down Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Arsenal to join Liverpool. The defender joined Liverpool from Paris Saint-Germain in 2013 for £18million.

Everton are reportedlyinterested in signing Torino's Andrea Belotti this summer, with Manchester United and Napoli also pursuing the striker. 

The goalkeeper claimed suggestions he wants a five-year contract 'make no sense' given that would take him to the age of 39.

Every now and again - but not often - a player will make the brave decision to move from his current club to their biggest rivals. Here, Sportsmail takes a look at ten transfers between rival clubs.

RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner looks to be edging closer to a move to the Premier League with reports claiming the Chelsea and Liverpool target has started taking English lessons.

German politicians have suggested that the Bundesliga could return as early as May 9. The league was suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak with nine matches still to play.

Bayern Munich starlet Alphonso Davies has signed a new contract with the club that is set to run until the summer of 2025. Davies wore a face mask as he posed for photos to celebrate signing the deal.

Manuel Neuer will sign a new deal with Bayern Munich despite his anger at leaked contract information, according to club CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. 

Coutinho's displays at Bayern have not been enough to convince the German giants to make his loan move permanent and they are now unlikely to trigger an optional clause to sign the him for £70m.

Frank Lampard inherited the £72million Kepa upon his arrival at Chelsea last summer, but a series of high-profile errors have seen the Spanish stopper come under serious scrutiny.

Philippe Coutinho could get back to his best if he returns to the Premier League, according to Barcelona legend Rivaldo. The Brazilian has been linked with a move to Chelsea.

Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies has quickly become one of the clubs most valued assets, but it doesn't mean he didn't have those first-day nerves meeting some of his superstar teammates.

The Brazilian is currently on loan at Bayern Munich but has not done enough in the Bundesliga to convince the league leaders to make his move permanent. Chelsea now may not move, either.

Robben ended his playing career last summer and admits that, while he initially didn't miss football, he started to think about possibly playing again.

Barcelona are also interested in Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic and would be willing to part ways with Brazilian midfielder Arthur Melo in an exchange deal.

Alphonso Davies is under no illusions as to his status in football right now. He has burst onto the biggest stage and, with the 2026 World Cup being held partly in Canada, he has grand ambitions in mind.

The highly-rated French centre-back has a £52m buyout clause at Leipzig, who are keen to sell him this year as opposed to losing him for free upon the expiration of his contract next summer.

Clubs in the German top flight have returned to training in the hope that the rest of the season can be finished off - providing Chancellor Angela Merkel gives the green light for action to resume.

Bayern Munich are reportedly confident of signing Celtic attacker Barry Hepburn this summer. As reported by The Sun, the German club are eager to finalise a deal.

Hansi Flick has signed his new Bayern Munich contract, having agreed the deal back at the start of April. The coronavirus pandemic has delayed him putting pen to paper.

Klopp is on the verge of winning the Premier League title with Liverpool, but it won't be the charismatic German's first domestic league title, having stormed the Bundesliga with Dortmund.

According to Bild, tests at all Bundesliga clubs were carried out on Friday - the day German clubs returned to training - which saw all those connected to Bayern get the all clear.

KIT HOLDEN IN GERMANY: The restart may be good news for football-starved fans across the world, but for the stars of Germany's top flight, it means a sudden return to full-time work.

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has insisted his players will need a proper pre-season as he wrestles with getting his side back to fitness for Project Restart.  

Klose, who scored a record 16 World Cup goals and won the trophy with Germany in 2014, has been a youth coach at Bayern for the past two years since retiring as player in 2016.

Barbara Streisand - a vocal critic of Trump - opens her op-ed for Variety shared on Super Tuesday by declaring that America 'was great before' he was elected president in 2016.

In Travis County, Texas, home to Austin, many election workers did not show up, with some citing fears of contracting the virus, according to the county clerk's office.

The 50-year-old Friends star took to Instagram to pose with her 'I Voted' sticker - which many stars including Michelle Pfeiffer, Laura Dern and Jessica Biel did.

Bernie Sanders learned Wednesday from a reporter during a press conference that Mike Bloomberg had dropped out of the Democratic primary race.

Laura Dern was spotted on the streets of Santa Monica enjoying some on-on-one bonding time with her son Ellery, 18, at a restaurant in Santa Monica on Wednesday afternoon.

During her appearance on SNL's cold open, Elizabetjh Warren took questions from a parodied version of Fox News host Laura Ingraham, who is played by Kate McKinnon.

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: LaLiga was heading for its most exciting conclusion in years. Even those who would benefit from drawing a line under the season with the table left as it is want it finishing properly.

Atletico Madrid are looking to ward off interest from Manchester United and Arsenal by giving Thomas Partey a new deal with a £93million release clause. 

Atletico Madrid full-back Kieran Trippier has come out in defence of his team's tactics in the valiant Champions League last-16 victory over holders Liverpool.

Antoine Griezmann joined Barcelona from Atletico Madrid after his £108million release clause was triggered by the Catalan club last summer. But now Diario Sport claim he could move again.

LaLiga and the rest of the Spanish football calendar has been suspended indefinitely as the coronavirus continues to disrupt sport across the world. 

Barcelona hurried their signing of Gustavo Maia from Sao Paulo in order to beat competition from Liverpool and Atletico Madrid. Barca have reportedly agreed to pay an initial fee of £1million.