According to the latest news from Miguel Delaney, chief reporter of the British media "Independent", although several big teams in Europe are interested in Bayern attacking midfielder Musiala, Manchester City is clearly in the lead.
It is worth noting that Pep Guardiola's side have stepped up their pursuit of Musiala as Manchester City are likely to lose their midfield core Kevin De Bruyne this summer.
British media revealed in March this year that the Saudi United team was willing to send Manchester City an offer of up to 100 million euros to take De Bruyne away, and the player would receive a very generous salary that was enough to make him happy.
Truth be told, Kevin De Bruyne has been an integral midfielder for City over the past few seasons, but after the Belgian suffered a serious injury at the start of the season and stayed away from the pitch for months, Pep Guardiola has adapted to playing without De Bruyne through squad consolidation, with young players such as Foden and Nunes starting to play an important role in the team.
Although De Bruyne has performed well since his return from injury, his age is already a fact. For the future of the blue moon, Pep Guardiola has begun to look for a younger midfielder in the transfer market to replace Kevin De Bruyne, who is likely to leave the club.
According to the previous "Milan Sport", Manchester City once regarded Inter midfielder Barella as De Bruyne's best replacement, because manager Pep Guardiola admired the Italian international very much last season and believed that he could play a very important role in his future squad.
To be sure, given Inter's current financial situation, the team is not for sale. According to Inter Milan reporter Guaro, club president Zhang Kangyang's asking price for Barella is 80 million euros, which is only slightly higher than Tonali, who previously joined Newcastle from AC Milan.
Although the transfer fund of 80 million euros is not difficult for Manchester City, with the emergence of Bayern Musiala, Guardiola's attention began to be attracted and diverted from him.
Athletically, Musiala and Barella both have strong offensive and defensive switching abilities in the midfield, but the former is obviously younger at 21 years old, and Barella's outstanding performance is more dependent on Inter's strong system, while Musiala's individual combat ability is slightly better.
It is worth noting that Bayern have already lost contention for the German Cup and the league this season, and in order to recover their slump next season, they not only sacked manager Thomas Tuchel early, but also underwent a major purge of strikers and attacking midfielders, but not Musiala.
According to the Munich Evening News, although Musiala's contract will only expire in 2026, in view of the player's talent and outstanding performance, Bayern intends to renew Musiala's contract early and develop him as a banner player.
Musiala made his Chelsea debut but joined Bayern's academy at the age of 16 and made his Bundesliga cap at the age of 17. So far this season, Musiala has played 33 games for Bayern Munich in all competitions, scoring 12 goals and providing seven assists, and is one of the team's most important attacking firepower.
Former Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann was full of praise for Musiala, saying that when Musiala got the ball, the ball stuck to his feet like a magnet.
German football legend Jurgen Klinsmann bluntly told Sky Sports reporters: "Musiala is one of the most anticipated players in football, he has a good vision, can take the ball, and handles the ball calmly......"
To be sure, given Musiala's promising future, although Manchester City are trying to use him as the best replacement for De Bruyne, Bayern will not let go of the young players they have cultivated and performed well, and Musiala is also one of the targets of the German team. Therefore, Manchester City may need to make an offer of up to 150 million euros if they want to sign Musiala in order to impress Bayern's management.
However, for Musiala himself, although it may be convenient to continue to stay in the Bundesliga, due to Bayern's frequent changes of coaches this season, the team's instability is gradually increasing. If he can move to Manchester City, it is also a very good choice for him, not only to get a maximum salary, but also to receive guidance from a coach like Pep Guardiola. In addition, the presence of Haaland in Manchester City's forward line is also very helpful for Musiala to compete for more honors.