Will Kim Min-jae Leave Bayern Munich? Top 10 Bundesliga Players Facing Transfers in 2026

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[MyDaily — Kim Geon-ho] Bayern Munich would be willing to sell if a suitable offer arrives.

German outlet 90min on April 28 (KST) listed 10 players who could leave the Bundesliga.

90min warned that the Bundesliga routinely loses high-quality talent. Last season alone saw Florian Wirtz (to Liverpool), Granit Xhaka (to Sunderland), Leroy Sané (to Galatasaray), Xavi Simons (to Tottenham Hotspur) and Hugo Ekitike (to Liverpool) depart, and the outlet said not to assume the summer of 2026 won’t produce one or two more big names leaving.

The piece added that established contributors such as Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) and Leon Goretzka (Bayern Munich) look likely to move — neither is expected to extend his contract, and both have attracted foreign interest. Beyond those two, the 10 players named could soon be plying their trade elsewhere. For some on this list, their time in the Bundesliga may be down to only weeks.

One player on the list is Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich). Kim left Napoli in July 2023 to join Bayern Munich. He struggled during his first season, but under Vincent Kompany in 2024–25 he established himself as a starting center-back, appearing in 43 matches and helping Bayern lift the Bundesliga trophy.

This season, Jonathan Tah’s arrival has pushed Kim down the pecking order; he has featured in 34 matches. Transfer speculation around Kim has been constant since last season and is expected to heat up again next summer.

90min wrote that Kim Min-jae is effectively Bayern’s third center-back after Dayot Upamecano’s contract renewal solidified the hierarchy. They described Kim as a tough defender but noted he can be prone to the occasional costly mistake in top-level matches.

The outlet added that Bayern would be open to selling if an offer comes in, with reported interest mainly from England (Chelsea) and Italy (Napoli, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus). Still, Kim has shown no sign publicly that he wants to leave Munich, and his pay is comfortable. Even so, a parting cannot be ruled out.

Alongside Kim Min-jae, 90min named Yann Diomandé and Castello Lukeba (both RB Leipzig), Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich), Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), Serhou Guirassy and Karim Adeyemi (both Borussia Dortmund), Nathaniel Brown and Hugo Larsson (both Eintracht Frankfurt), and Said El Mala (1. FC Köln).

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