Barcelona offered chance to sign Bayern Munich star for €50 million - Reports
Barcelona have reportedly been offered an opportunity to sign Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman this summer. The Bavarians are looking to part ways with the Frenchman for a fee of around €50 million.
The Blaugrana have been heavily linked with a move for Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams the entire summer. However, it's unclear if they will be able to sign him or not. Amidst their pursuit, they have been offered Kingsley Coman, as per Sport (via Barca Universal).
The French winger joined Bayern from Juventus initially on loan in 2015 before the move was made permanent in 2017. He has made 294 appearances for them, scoring 63 goals and providing 66 assists. He's helped the Bavarians win eight Bundesliga titles and one UEFA Champions League trophy, among others.
As per the aforementioned report, new manager Vincent Kompany is open to letting Coman leave this summer. They have already signed Michael Olise from Crystal Palace and have been linked with Desire Doue from Rennes.
Coman's agent has offered him to Barcelona, who appointed Hansi Flick as their new manager earlier this summer. Coman played 63 games under Flick during their time at Bayern, registering 13 goals and providing 18 assists. Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) are also interested in the Frenchman.
Barcelona end their pre-season tour with penalty shootout defeat against AC Milan
Barcelona began life under Hansi Flick with a pre-season tour in the United States ahead of the 2024-25 season.
They started their tour with a friendly against Manchester City at the Camping World Stadium on July 30. They drew 2-2 after normal time before winning 4-1 on penalties. Pau Victor (24') and Pablo Torre (45+2') scored for them while Nico O'Reilly (39') and Jack Grealish (60') scored for City.
The Blaugrana then beat arch-rivals Real Madrid at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on August 3. Youngster Pau Victor (42', 54') scored a brace to help them to a 2-1 win while Nico Paz (82') got one back for Los Blancos.
Finally, they drew 2-2 against AC Milan after 90 minutes at the M&T Bank Stadium on August 6 before beating them 4-3 on penalties. Robert Lewandowski (22', 58') scored a brace for Barca after Luka Jovic (10') and Christian Pulisic (15') had put Milan 2-0 up.
Barcelona will now return to Spain and host AS Monaco for the Joan Gamper Trophy in a friendly on August 11. They will begin their competitive campaign with a visit to Mestalla Stadium to face Valencia on August 17.