Bayern Munich’s pre-season has begun, and by the looks of it, Pep Guardiola will have a deeper squad than he had in the second half of the 2014-15 campaign.
Joshua Kimmich, Sven Ulreich and marquee signing Douglas Costa have joined the German giants’ ranks and may not be the only additions during the summer. Critically, the likes of Javi Martinez and Philipp Lahm are fit again after missing much of the spring with injuries.
Once again, Bayern find themselves apparently spoilt for choice. And with some players, especially their youngsters, desperate for playing time, it may be the right time for some of their burgeoning talents to follow in the footsteps of Lahm, Toni Kroos and David Alaba in spending some time on loan.