Leroy Sané’s agent, Pini Zahavi, is eyeing a move to the Premier League for his client and has his focus on Arsenal and Newcastle United in particular.
That’s according to the Bayern Insider podcast and journalist Christian Falk, who covers the player today amid a contract stand-off with Bayern Munich.
Sane is currently in the final year of his deal with the German champions, who are keen to sign him to a new deal but on their own terms.
The two parties had been edging towards an agreement but that has come to a shuddering halt this week, with Bayern chief Max Eberl insisting that they won’t be offering any improvement on what they’ve already put on the table.
That’s left Sané’s future in the air and several reports have sprung up as a result, again linking him to the Premier League. His name is linked with a move to the Premier League regularly, with Arsenal having been credited with an interest in the past.
Now Newcastle can be pulled into the picture, according to Falk, who insists that they are very much in Zahavi’s eye line.
“What’s true is that Pini is on the prowl. Zahavi is checking out clubs in England and there are a few.
“The player’s previous management had already negotiated with Arsenal but now there’s a club that actually had its eye on Kingsley Coman, but now a player who plays a similar position, and the club is in the north.
“So, Newcastle is among the candidates being checked out. Leroy Sané actually wants to play in the Champions League, that’s his goal, that’s his aspiration.
“Newcastle is being discounted a bit, they also have great potential, of course, always with the sponsors, but I’d say if things don’t work out at Bayern, the clear focus is on England. Preferably towards London, but Newcastle is also a good alternative.”
