Bayern Munich's pursuit of Leroy Sane has been dealt a serious blow due to the coronavirus crisis, according to reports. The Bundesliga champions are long-term admirers of the Manchester City winger.

KIT HOLDEN: The love affair between Bayern Munich and Thomas Muller is one of modern football's immovable certainties. A local boy with a goofy grin, Muller is the apple of Bayern's eye.

Arsenal were warned against the signings of Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez by their own head of recruitment in 2016, in the same window the club lost Serge Gnaby for just £5million.

Kai Havertz is one of Europe's most exciting young players and is sought-after by clubs across Europe including Premier League giants Liverpool and Manchester United.

Kingsley Coman joined Bayern Munich originally on loan when Pep Guardiola was manager. The French international has praised his former manager as the best 'a winger can have'.

Michael Rummenigge, former Bayern Munich striker, believes Sane's long-term injury and the financial impact of the coronavirus could see City lower the price or cut him off as a free transfer.

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.

Barcelona are weighing-up a move for Bayern Munich ace Kingsley Coman in the summer, seeing the winger as a backup option for Neymar. The Spanish side will also prioritise a move for Lautaro Martinez.

The German goalkeeper's contract at the Allianz Arena expires next summer and Neuer is looking to sign a new deal with the club he joined back in 2011 from Schalke.

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'.

The league's chief Christian Seifert did suggest last week that the current plan is for games to return to all 36 grounds in the top two divisions by the start of May.

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.

Bayern have a key relationship with Audi, and the German manufacturers have provided every squad member with a new car since 2002, the year they became a shareholder of the club.

RB Leipzig are yet to speak to clubs about in-demand striker Timo Werner, with Liverpool and Bayern Munich reportedly interested in a summer move for the prolific goalscorer.

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. 

Bayern Munich midfielder Philippe Coutinho underwent minor surgery on his right ankle on Friday and will start his rehabilitation programme in about two weeks, the German champions said.

Hasan Salihamidzic confirmed there had been no resolution to contract negotiations with Manuel Neuer, but confirmed the Germany international has been placated after his outburst last week.

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.

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.

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.

Bayern Munich were back in training on Thursday, although they won't be returning to action as soon as hoped, with the start date of the Bundesliga pushed back to at least May 16. 

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.

Stiller has only been part of Bayern's reserve side since January and is not yet part of the cabal of players able to train with Hansi Flick and the first-team stars.

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.

Inter Milan boss Antonio Conte is set for another crack at signing David Alaba this summer after failing to land the Bayern Munich star while managing Chelsea in the Premier League.  

President Trump told the rally in North Carolina last night: 'They're going to put [Biden] into a home and other people are going to be running the country and they're going to be super left radical crazies.'

Super Tuesday is in full swing with voters hitting the polls to determine who will be the leading Democratic nominee to take on President Donald Trump during the Presidential elections.

President Trump touted his string of Republican primary victories Tuesday night, tweeting his thanks after state after state was called in his favor. 

Bernie Sanders launched a series of personal attacks against his rivals after Joe Biden racked up multiple wins in Super Tuesday contests following endorsements from former contenders. 

Voters in Maine were asked whether they want to scrap a law due to come into force in 2021 that will stop parents objecting to vaccines on religious or moral grounds, but opted to keep it.

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.

Joe Biden holds a 13-point lead over Bernie in new Reuters / Ipsos national poll, as the two candidates take their presidential nomination fight to two key midwest battlegrounds.

With six new states voting this Tuesday, Bernie Sanders needs some good news out of one of them to grab some of the momentum back from Joe Biden.

Joe Biden celebrated his crushing victory over Bernie Sanders in Michigan - and in Mississippi, Missouri and Idaho too - by thanking him for running and hinting it was time for him to quit.

The England international, 29, is currently playing for Atletico Madrid in Spain and has impressed under Diego Simeone, but he aims to return to Burnley to end his career in the near future.

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.

Manchester United are making the most of the unforeseen break in the football season by drawing up a plan to sign Thomas Lemar during the summer transfer window. 

Atletico Madrid are set to make a summer move for Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos in a bid to solve their problems in front of goal. Atletico have scored just 31 goals in 27 league games this term.

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: Jordi Cruyff's Monday morning column in Diario Sport was the perfect riposte to Michael Owen's tweet last week dismissing a Diego Simeone masterclass.

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.

Manchester United's Spanish goalkeeper David De Gea has donated €300,000 (£270,000) to help tackle the coronavirus crisis in Spain.

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: If Barcelona are the club most struggling with the financial consequences of the Coronavirus because of their huge over-spend, Atletico Madrid are not far behind them.

Jurgen Klopp has admitted it was difficult to prepare for Liverpool's second leg Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid as the coronavirus pandemic was taking hold of the Spanish capital.

Atletico shared a black and white image of the youngster on their Twitter page with the caption: 'Atletico Madrid is mourning the passing of our U14 player Christian Minchola'.

Kieran Trippier confessed he carried on being available for Tottenham Hotspur despite not being in his best shape and form during his final season at the club.

Roma are reportedly interested in signing Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa as the Italian side look to add to their depleted striking options for next season.