It’s becoming difficult to look around the German sport media without tripping over a Holger Badstuber and Manchester City link.
SportBild magazine carry on similar claims, and they say HSV and Stuttgart are also interested in signing the player.
Manchester City’s problem, if they genuinely wish to sign the central defender, is that Pep Guardiola, just like when he was manager at Bayern, wouldn’t be able to give Badstuber any guarantees of regularly being picked.
The 27 year old’s injury problems over the years have made it hard for managers to rely on him, and it would be a big gamble for Guardiola.
With Badstuber’s Bayern contract ending in the summer, a loan within Germany, where he could get games every week, would probably be a better choice.
SportBild say Bayern will assess the fitness situation of Jerome Boateng before allowing Badstuber to leave.
