Will Bayern grab the next promising talent from the US MLS? According to current media reports, Munich is on the 18-year-old storm talent Ricardo Pepi. According to rumors, the top talent will cost more than ten million euros.
Bayern have had good experiences with American talent in recent years. As part of the cooperation with FC Dallas, FCB has signed Chris Richards, among others. Most recently, reports made the rounds that Justin Che, another Dallas professional, could permanently switch to the record champions. With Ricardo Pepi, the next US youngster is already on Bayern’s wish list.
As Chris Smith reports from “90min”, the move from Pepi to Europe is getting closer and closer. Accordingly, his advisors are pushing for a timely decision in the next two weeks.
Several top clubs are up to Pep
In addition to FC Bayern, other top clubs are interested in Pepi. This also apparently includes clubs from Italy and England. Another Bundesliga team should still be in the race. According to information from “90min”, Dallas is hoping for a transfer of over ten million euros. This is well above the current market value of Pepi, which, according to Transfermarkt, is 2.5 million euros.
Pepi has presented himself in top form in the past few months and scored 12 goals in 24 league games. Thanks to these strong statistics, the striker recently made it to the national team. The US debut was extremely successful. He scored one goal in the 4-1 win over Honduras and set up two more.
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