Crystal Palace fans can rest easy; Bayern Munich are not currently interested in Maxence Lacroix.

SportBILD report on the situation today. Journalist expert Christian Falk plays down recent headlines about the Crystal Palace defender.

Bayern angle overstated

Maxence Lacroix is back in focus this week. Reports have claimed that Bayern Munich, Aston Villa, Chelsea and Liverpool are all eyeing up a potential €40m move this summer.

But according to Falk, the Bayern angle is being overstated.

“FC Bayern are not currently looking for another centre-back,” he said about the Crystal Palace player.

“Besides Upamecano, Tah, Kim, and Ito, Stanisic is also planned for the upcoming season in central defence.

“Sporting director Max Eberl sees more pressing needs in the squad, namely a backup on the left wing and a new right-back, for which the Munich club’s limited transfer budget is to be spent.”

Falk goes even further. He stressed that Bayern’s stance is unlikely to shift unless something dramatic happens internally.

“Bayern wants to save money,” he added.

“Their stance would only change if Kim approached the Bayern bosses with a desire to leave and offered a transfer fee. That hasn’t happened...