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Chelsea defender Levi Colwill is reportedly open to joining Bayern Munich this summer amid concerns about his future at Stamford Bridge and purported interest from the Bundesliga club.
After enjoying a breakout campaign on loan at Brighton in the 2022-23 season, Colwill headed back to Chelsea, to serve under then-boss Mauricio Pochettino.
The youngster started in the first ten Premier League league games before injuries went on to hamper his season.
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There have been murmurs Colwill’s future at Chelsea may not be as simple as some would like to believe and now the Daily Mail have reported that Bayern are keen on bolstering their defence this summer, with new manager Vincent Kompany placing the 21-year-old on his shortlist.
Furthermore, Sky Sports Germany has suggested that Colwill is open to a move to Bayern this summer, with fellow compatriots Harry Kane and Eric Dier already at the Allianz Arena.
Colwill is one of several defensive targets earmarked by Manchester City legend Kompany, as well as Jonathan Tah, who has also been linked with a switch to Chelsea.
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The Blues are not willing to let Colwill go easily while Bayern are unwilling to meet the club's asking price at this stage.
Colwill currently has five years remaining on his current deal with Chelsea, who also have an optional year they can activate on top of that.
Die Roten, who missed out of the Bundesliga title last season, are looking to overhaul the side, and have consequently listed six players as available to leave during the transfer window, including Matthijs De Ligt, Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka, Kingsley Coman, Serge Gnabry and Noussair Mazraoui.
The club lost out on the German league title to Bayer Leverkusen and are now looking to bring in younger players under Kompany, following the exit of Thomas Tuchel, to bring back their dominance in the division.
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Jacque Talbot is a freelance football journalist who predominantly specialises in transfer stories and exclusives. He began his career in 2016 covering the world-renowned Sandbach United, of North West Counties fame, before earning a spot on the sports desks of national papers, where he bounced between several outlets such as Sportbible, the Express, Mirror, and Daily Star. An NCTJ graduate of the News Associates who swapped investigative journalism in the Costa del Sol for football reporting in Northern England, he first wrote for FourFourTwo in December 2023.