Bayern Munich are set to respond to losing out on Florian Wirtz by going all out for a Premier League star for the second summer in the row.
The Bavarian giants, who won the Bundesliga for the 34th time after a fine first domestic campaign under Vincent Kompany, are looking to further strengthen their squad in the transfer window.
Bayern have a knack of poaching the best players from their Bundesliga rivals and that trend is set to continue with the arrival of Bayer Leverkusen centre-back Jonathan Tah, who is now set to join on a free transfer.
At one stage it looked as though he was to be joined by Leverkusen and Germany teammate Florian Wirtz, with Bayern believing everything was order.
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However, it appears as though the 22-year-old, also previously courted by Manchester City, has decided to join Liverpool alongside Jeremie Frimpong.
That has left Bayern looking at alternative targets, with their sights set on Crystal Palace's main man Eberechi Eze - according to The Mirror.
Bayern did business with Palace last summer, snapping up Michael Olise for a fee of £50.8 million.
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The France international proceeded to score 17 goals and set up a further 21 in all competitions in his debut campaign and Bayern feel as though his former colleague Eze can reach a similar level.
Eberechi Eze has unique release clause in Crystal Palace contract
A move for the former QPR winger has been discussed for Eze, who scored the winning goal in Palace's historic FA Cup triumph against City at Wembley.
City have been keeping tabs on the 26-year-old for quite some time, while other sides in the Premier League are also poised to monitor his situation.
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Ahead of a first adventure in European football, Palace see Eze as an integral part of their plans under Oliver Glasner and want to tie him to a new contract.
His current Eagles deal is believed to be include a release clause of £60 million plus a further £8 million add-ons - though it is due to expire around two weeks before the end of the transfer window.
Other players on Bayern's radar include Brighton's Kauru Mitoma and AC Milan winger Rafael Leao.
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Eze signed for Palace in 2020 for a fee of £17 million and has gone on to make 165 appearances.
Topics: Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Premier League, Liverpool
Josh Lawless