Overview
- Sport Bild reports Bayern has instructed Itō’s agents to actively look for a new club, signaling he no longer figures in the team's immediate plans.
- Bayern are asking roughly €20 million for Itō, a price linked to the fee paid when he arrived in 2024 and one that could be hard to recoup given market caution.
- Itō has made about 31 competitive appearances for Bayern after suffering two metatarsal fractures and a torn muscle fibre, injuries that have limited his minutes and reliability.
- The player prefers a move to Spain's LaLiga but reports say Real Madrid and Barcelona are unlikely bidders, which narrows the pool of clubs willing to pay a high fee.
- Bayern are preparing a roughly €100 million defensive recruitment package and are targeting players such as Nathaniel Brown and Yann Bisseck, making Itō’s departure a likely part of summer squad reshaping.