Son Heung-min can't go either. What do you mean Mitoma? Japan was good Oh, no. Munich's shortlist is out

Jun 23, 2025

Son Heung-min can't go either. What do you mean Mitoma? Japan was good Oh, no. Munich's shortlist is out
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Son Heung-min can't go either. What do you mean Mitoma? Japan was good Oh, no. Munich's shortlist is out
Kaoru Mitoma was excluded from Bayern Munich's recruitment.

It was in May that Bayern was aiming for Mitoma. At the time, reporter Florian Flettenberg of Germany's Sky Sports said on his personal social media that "Mitoma is very open to a move to Bayern this summer," he said.

"Bayern is currently showing a specific interest in Mitoma, a 28-year-old Japanese winger, and meetings and discussions with his agents have already taken place," Flettenberg explained, before adding that "the sporting director of Max Ebele's club has yet to make an official offer."




A month has passed, but Mitoma's transfer to Bayern has not progressed at all. Bayern have pushed for the recruitment of players other than Mitoma. AC Milan ace Rafael Leão and Spain's next superstar Nico Williams have been challenged. Both players are in an atmosphere of failure, but Bayern is unlikely to recruit Mitoma.
Son Heung-min can't go either. What do you mean Mitoma? Japan was good Oh, no. Munich's shortlist is out
Christian Polk, a reporter for Sport Bild in Germany, said on the 23rd (Korea time) "I have unfortunate news for Brighton winger Mitoma. Mitoma is no longer on Bayern's shortlist..." Reporter Polk is a very knowledgeable person in Bavaria.

The players Bayern is looking to recruit instead of Mitoma were Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli, Liverpool's Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz. Reporter Polk said: "Bayern are aiming for Premier League (EPL) players to strengthen their left flank this summer. It was reported that there was contact with Martinelli. Gakpo is not the only Liverpool player who caught the eye of Bayern's recruitment team. Director Eberle also turned his attention to Diaz, another super star in Liverpool.
Son Heung-min can't go either. What do you mean Mitoma? Japan was good Oh, no. Munich's shortlist is out
Rumors of Mitoma's transfer to Bayern shook the Japanese soccer community, but it ended like a summer night's dream. Mitoma showed a sharp performance this season as he reached the top of the league's 10 goals for the first time in the history of the Japanese EPL Leaguer. Since Mitoma rejected Saudi Arabia's Al Nasr's transfer offer last winter and wanted to advance to a European big club, the transfer failure is even more regrettable.

It is also true that Mitoma does not appear to be Bayern's main player from a cold perspective. Bayern is a team that has traditionally had world-class wingers. It is true that Mitoma is performing well in the EPL, but it does not reach the world class at all.




Also, the fact that she was born in 1997 is not as young as she thought, which is why Mitoma is difficult to get better reviews in the market. These days, big clubs do not actively target players in their 30s.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.