Man City and Real Madrid Compete for Bayern Munich Star

JAKARTA - Manchester City and Real Madrid are competing for Bayern Munich wonderkid Jamal Musiala. And, Chelsea might regret it if Musiala becomes a bone of contention between the two European giants. You know.

Yes, Chelsea taught Musiala when he was still young. Musiala, who was born in Stuttgart, Germany, moved and studied in England. At that time, he was still seven years old.

He also entered the Chelsea football academy. For eight years, Musiala, whose father is from Nigeria and mother is German, has been at Chelsea.

Instead of giving him a contract, the Blues instead let Musiala, who was 16 at the time, return to Germany to join Bayern Munich. He was indeed part of the youth team which was also a supporting team, namely Bayern Munich II.

But Musiala didn't need long in the second team. This winger, who also plays the position of attacking midfielder, made his debut in the senior team in 2000.

He also set a record as the youngest player in the German Bundesliga to score a goal at the age of 17 years and 205 days.

Chelsea can only watch their players rise to fame with Bayern. Even more ironic, Musiala played for the England national team from U-15 to U-21.

However, when he grew up, this 20-year-old player chose to play for Germany. Now, he has 25 caps in the national team.

Musiala's excellent performance made Man City manager Pep Guardiola interested in recruiting him. In fact, Guardiola has long respected the player who is still under contract with Bayern until 2026.

Guardiola believes Musiala is the right successor if the club releases playmaker Kevin De Bruyne.

This season, De Bruyne has not played for a long time due to a hamstring injury. The injury required De Bruyne to undergo surgery so he is expected to recover in the second round of the competition.

However, with De Bruyne aged 32, Man City must immediately find a replacement. Moreover, he has two years remaining on his contract.

The club may choose to run out the player's contract and then release him. And, Musiala then replaced him.

However, Man City is competing with Madrid who are still hunting for players for positions on the front line.

If he moves to Spain, Musiala will reunite with his close friend, Jude Bellingham. The two of them became friends when they played together in the England youth national team.

The problem is, Bayern may be reluctant to let go of the player. The club even plans to renew Musiala's contract.

Meanwhile, his salary was tripled. It seems that Musiala will be one of the most sought-after players in next season's transfer window.