German giants Bayern Munich will double their current transfer record to land this Atletico Madrid star in the January transfer window.
According to Marca, Bayern are set to trigger the €80m clause in Lucas Hernandez’s contract as soon as the January transfer window opens.
Marca understand that Bayern see Hernandez as a major part of their future plans, the World Cup winning left-back is contracted until 2024 with Atleti but the prospect of being a mainstay in Bayern’s side could turn the Frenchman’s head.
Bayern are in desperate need of adding youth to their backline, both Jerome Boateng and Mats Hummels are 30 years of age and the Bavarians may have identified Hernandez as the perfect option to partner 23-year-old Niklas Sule at the heart of the Bayern defence.
This signing could be a signal of intent from Bayern, the potential signing of Hernandez would double Bayern’s current transfer record:
Bayern’s current transfer record is the €42m they spent on Corentin Tolisso. They have only twice spent €40m+ on a single player. There’s something very significant about them now paying €85m for Lucas Hernandez
— Ryan Baldi (@RyanBaldiFW) December 19, 2018
Significant in that they are (reportedly) about to double their transfer record for a very good player but one who’s not a superstar. To me, that suggests a change in transfer strategy rather than a one-off splurge. Maybe Bayern have accepted they have to spend more to keep up
— Ryan Baldi (@RyanBaldiFW) December 19, 2018
