Bayern Munich enter race for Liverpool, Man City and Man United target after missing out on Barcelona’s £70m signing Anthony Gordon

Bayern Munich have reportedly added Bournemouth’s breakout star Eli Junior Kroupi to their shortlist after lacking out on Anthony Gordon.

Kroupi, 19, is already the topic of curiosity from Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester Metropolis, and Chelsea after scoring 13 targets in his debut season with the Cherries.

Now Bayern are stated to be eager after Barcelona beat them to the acquisition of Anthony Gordon for £69.3million from Newcastle.

Munich’s native newspaper, the Munchner Merkur, and their soccer arm Absolut Bayern are reporting that the membership see him as an ‘different goal’.

Junior Kroupi broke the file for essentially the most targets by a young person of their debut Premier League season together with his 13 targets this marketing campaign.

He arrived in the summertime for a £10million payment after serving to Lorient obtain promotion to the French prime flight with 23 targets in all competitions.

The ahead is underneath contract with Bournemouth till 2030.

He has gained the reward of Thierry Henry, who as soon as needed to name him up for the France under-21s when he was simply 16.

‘I am not stunned by his improvement,’ Henry informed Sky Sports activities. ‘That did not actually work out as a result of he hadn’t even performed for the U17s, U18s or U19.

‘However once I see a participant with that uncooked expertise and that dedication, I do not care about his age.’

Junior Kroupi missed out on France’s World Cup squad however there have been some who thought the teen may sneak into Didier Deschamps’ camp.

He’s a flexible participant, in a position to play at quantity 9 or No 10, and has developed his English effectively throughout his 12 months within the Premier League.

Andoni Iraola stated of him final month: ‘I feel Junior has been an enormous problem for me this season, one of many largest challenges as a result of we seen straightaway that he has particular issues. His ending is prime for me.

‘However we needed to work quite a bit with him and, particularly, he has needed to do a number of work that he wasn’t used to to win his minutes.

‘He has turn into a a lot better participant for me. I do know he had a superb begin and scored targets however I attempt to not speak to him about targets as a result of that is one thing which is pure and he’ll all the time have it.

‘So, I’ve tried to make him give attention to different elements and he has improved quite a bit. Prior to now month, he has allowed us to place out a really offensive line-up as a result of he’s giving us the work charge so we are able to maintain all of it collectively and never undergo defensively an excessive amount of.

‘He’s nonetheless very younger and has simply arrived into the Premier League and it’s his first season. For certain, I feel he’ll play much more minutes subsequent season and can proceed evolving. He has a excessive ceiling however I feel that is the perfect place for him to proceed his evolution.’