FC Bayern Munich has Oliver Baumann in its sights

According to information from “Kicker”, FC Bayern Munich is looking into signing Oliver Baumann. The 36-year-old TSG Hoffenheim goalkeeper is a candidate for the role as the record champions' new number two when Jonas Urbig becomes the new number one and successor to Manuel Neuer next summer. Baumann is considered the top solution internally, it was said.

The keeper, who was number one in goal for the DFB team until the World Cup, but was displaced by Neuer for the World Cup and was not taken into account by the new national coach Jürgen Klopp for the current international matches, played for SC Freiburg before Hoffenheim. Baumann started the Bundesliga season weakly with Hoffenheim, conceding ten goals in four games with just one win. In the Europa League, TSG lost 2-0 to Greek outsiders OFI Crete on the first matchday.

There are doubts at FC Bayern as to whether Baumann would give up the prospect of replacing Karl-Heinz Körbel as the record player in the Bundesliga with 602 appearances in order to make a move. He is still 75 games short of the former Frankfurt player.

Dahmen, Schwäbe and Leno are also possible candidates

It is a done deal that Urbig, who will make his international debut this Thursday evening against Serbia (8.45 p.m./ZDF and in the WELT live ticker), will become Bayern's new number one if Manuel Neuer's career ends. The record champions would then need a replacement behind them. The names Finn Dahmen (FC Augsburg), Marvin Schwäbe (1. FC Köln) and Bernd Leno (FC Fulham) were recently brought into play.