Bayern Campus Transfer Round Up: Departure of Bayern Munich stalwart Luca Denk headlines multiple big transfer stories

Although it’s nonetheless summer season, soccer is beginning to return. Bayern Munich’s U-23s, for instance, have already performed their first match of the season, beating Augsburg’s U-23s 2-1 on the street. However that squad noticed three main departures simply earlier than the match, with every departure value their very own discussions:

Davide dell’Erba

First on the checklist is Davide Dell’Erba. The twin German/Italian winger has left Germany for Italy, with Bayern’s official web site confirming the 21-year-old’s transfer to Serie C aspect Novara FC:

Davide Dell’Erba (April 6, 2004) is leaving the FC Bayern Amateurs for Italy, two years earlier than the tip of his contract. The 21-year-old left-footer is becoming a member of third-division membership Novara FC. He transferred from the FC Augsburg academy to Munich in the summertime of 2023 and has performed a complete of fifty instances for the Amateurs within the Regionalliga Bayern (4 objectives / 5 assists).

His designation of “left-footer” reasonably nails the truth that Dell’Erba by no means really nailed down one place. He would play in midfield, even out broad at instances, however normally at left again to deputize ready the U-23s had little depth in. Juventus had been additionally rumored to be in for Dell’Erba, however he has ultimately determined to search out common recreation time within the third division of Italian soccer.

Hyun-Ju Lee

Subsequent on the checklist of departees is Hyun-ju Lee. The midfielder arrived at Bayern from South Korean membership Pohan Steelers on an preliminary mortgage in January of 2022, however impressed along with his method and assured play sufficient to earn a transfer. He was then shortly loaned out to ultimately relegated 2. Bundesliga aspect Wehen Wiesbaden within the 2023/24 season, the place he impressed sufficient to earn a transfer to 2. Bundesliga promotion favorites Hannover 96. At that time, it appeared very doubtless that the 22-year-old would go away Bayern, contemplating he joined Hannover with an choice to purchase of round €1 million. Lee impressed in spells for the two. Bundesliga aspect however the staff itself underperformed expectations, resulting in the membership hesitating to splash the money for the technically good midfielder.

As an alternative, Bayern’s official web site confirms that Lee is about to hitch Portuguese aspect FC Arouca in the identical article that confirmed Dell’Erba’s departure:

FC Bayern is releasing Hyunju Lee (February 7, 2003) to the Portuguese first division. The South Korean attacking midfielder has joined FC Arouca, who completed twelfth final season, on a everlasting foundation. There, he’ll [join] former Bayern participant Taichi Fukui. Lee was loaned to SV Wehen Wiesbaden within the 2023/24 season and to Hannover 96 final season. He made a complete of 52 appearances (seven objectives) within the 2. Bundesliga for each golf equipment, and for FC Bayern, he has made 26 appearances (10 objectives) for the amateurs within the Regionalliga Bayern. His contract in Munich would have run till June 2027.

Because the article mentions, he’ll be part of Japanese midfielder Taichi Fukui, who Lee performed alongside with Bayern II, at Arouca. Fukui himself had solely joined Arouca completely from Bayern in January for a membership file charge. However Korea media group The Korea JoongAng Day by day studies, as captured by @iMiaSanMia, that the charge for Fukui will exceed the Fukui’s file charge:

Bayern midfielder Lee Hyun-ju, who spent final season on mortgage in Hannover, is about for a everlasting transfer to Portuguese aspect FC Arouca. The switch charge is a membership file quantity, surpassing the €1.6m Arouca paid to Bayern for Taichi Fukui earlier this yr.

Contemplating Bayern would solely have acquired €1 million from Hannover, the membership might be pleased about this. Lee will get to hitch a staff that’s comparatively established in a prime 8 league. And Arouca now have the prospect to re-kindle a partnership for the 2 younger and extremely good technical midfielders. This looks like a win for all events.

Luca DENK

That is the most important bombshell. Defensive midfielder Luca Denk joined Bayern from Nürnberg as a large expertise in 2017 as a 15-year-old. Who is aware of how his profession may need gone if he hadn’t suffered a cruciate ligament tear six months into his time at Bayern, however he has nonetheless achieved very well since to not solely get better however nonetheless advance by all of the age teams. Now, after eight years at Bayern, the membership’s official web site confirms the 22-year-old is about to depart the membership for Eerste Divisie (2. division within the Netherlands) aspect FC Emmen:

Luca Denk (March 2, 2003) is leaving FC Bayern. After eight years within the Bayern jersey, the 22-year-old defender is shifting from the amateurs to FC Emmen within the Dutch second division. His contract with the German file champions was nonetheless legitimate till June 2027.

Curiously, Campus sporting director Markus Weinzierl indicated that Denk had put in a switch request: “He has expressed his need to tackle a brand new sporting problem in skilled soccer.”

That call reasonably is smart. He impressed in spells for the U-23s final season, together with scoring some unbelievable, world class objectives. This was the time for him to maneuver on and make a step into a greater league. However he was not ok to make the primary staff, both. Two former Bayern gamers in Torben Rhein and Franck Evina will greet Denk at Emmen.

“I had a beautiful and formative time at FC Bayern and wish to thank everybody who accompanied me on my journey. I’m now actually wanting ahead to my new problem in Emmen,” mentioned Denk.