With Bayern Munich’s emphatic 6-0 win over RB Leipzig to open up the 2025/26 Bundesliga season, they did not look like a side that is in desperate need of some more signings before the summer transfer window ends,

Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich has been handed a difficult first game of its title defense as it hosts RB Leipzig on Friday.

Bayern Munich faces RB Leipzig in a Bundesliga soccer game on Friday, August 22, 2025 (8/22/25) at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.

Well, per Sky Germany’s Kerry Hau, Bayern Munich will take on a loaned player without an option to buy. Eberl also flushed out what exactly the club is looking for.

Bayern Munich board member for sport Max Eberl has confirmed the club is looking to sign a player on loan before the transfer window closes. The German champions have already brought in three players this summer, signing Luis Díaz, Jonathan Tah and Tom Bischof for a combined fee of around €72 million.

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Bayern Munich stormed past RB Leipzig with a 6-star showcase, cruising to a 6-0 victory at the Allianz Arena. Luis Díaz marked his Bundesliga debut with a goal, Michael Olise struck twice, and Harry Kane delivered a brilliant hat-trick, punishing the defensive lapses of Ole Werner’s side and underlining Bayern’s dominance in the title race.

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Meanwhile, Neuer’s longstanding teammate and fellow Bayern and Germany legend Thomas Müller also shared his thoughts on the matter to Sport Bild, saying “If Manuel is fit by then and is in goal for FC Bayern as I know him to be, then I absolutely believe he’s capable of taking on the role of Germany’s number one at the 2026 World Cup.”