Grading the summer transfer window: Bayern Munich

Serge Gnabry

Gnabry in action for Hoffenheim

Bring him in, ship him out. The move to Bayern seemed strange in the first place but then moving him to Hoffenheim, a “potential” rival, makes almost less sense.

While he wouldn’t start for Bayern, Gnabry possibly offered a more conventional wing option than the likes of James Rodriguez or Corentin Tolisso, who prefer to be attacking midfielders from a central area.

From a player point of view, this makes a lot of sense as under Julian Nagelsmann, he’ll get more game-time. However, from a Bayern perspective, it seems counter-productive to bring a player in to replace another, only to allow him to move away and leave you shorter in a key area of the field.

Maybe this was a subtle sweetener to the club ahead of an attempt to woo their manager in the near future.

Grade: 5/10