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Álex Baena to Bayern Munich

Atlético

Bayern Munich

Attacker · 25y · Spain · contract until 2030

Chance it happens in January

No trusted reporter yet. Stories like this complete 6 in 100 times.

Carried by El Gol Digital (tabloid) and Ekrem Konur via Transfer News Live (aggregator).

Fee: Not reported
Value: €73m
Reporters: 2

Where he ends up in the January windowEvery outcome by the January deadline, adding up to 100%. A move in a later window is not counted. Open a club for its rumour.

ArsenalRumour page
BayernThis rumour
SpursRumour page
Other clubNot yet named
Stays at AtléticoNo move

What the number is based on

ReportingNo trusted reporter2 outlets, all tabloids or aggregatorsAgainst the move
ContractRuns to June 20303 years 8 months leftAgainst the move
Bayern MunichRoom to spendFor the move
FeeNot reportedValue €73m

The story so far

2 reports · newest first

Thursday
Ekrem KonurTrust 30via Transfer News LiveFull post
“🚨 Arsenal have identified Atletico Madrid winger Álex Baena as a priority target to strengthen their left flank. Bayern Munich are also interested in the 25-year-old Spaniard, who could cost around €80M.”
El Gol DigitalTrust 52First reportFirst reportFull post
“Álex Baena enfrenta al Arsenal y al Bayern en una operación de 80 millones. Arsenal y Bayern siguen a Álex Baena: su salida del Atlético rondaría 80 millones, casi el doble de los 42 millones fijos que pagó el club en 2025.”

Quotes in Spanish are shown as written. English translations are added for major stories.

Chance it happens in January

Long shot

Value: €73m

AuthorTransfer Tracker AnalystLast updated7 Nov 2026StatusUp to date

Baena linked with Bayern and Arsenal amid thin, unverified reports

The situation

Álex Baena is being talked about as a target for both Bayern Munich and Arsenal, with Atlético de Madrid cast as the selling club in a deal reports value at around €80m. No window is open for Bundesliga clubs right now; the next one runs from 1 January to 1 February 2027, and nothing in the reporting suggests this is being worked towards that window specifically rather than further down the line. Baena has 42 months left on his Atlético contract once January opens, which gives the Spanish club no pressure to sell.

The reporting

El Gol Digital first reported it on 5 November, naming Arsenal and Bayern as the two clubs circling him and putting the figure at 80 million euros, nearly double the 42 million Atlético paid for him. Transfer News Live carried the same claim the same day, relaying Ekrem Konur rather than adding independent detail. That is one voice repeated, not two separate lines of reporting, and no trusted reporter has backed any of it.

The outlook

With the sourcing this thin, and no suggestion of a bid, agreement or even direct contact from Bayern, the move reads as a longshot for the January window. Arsenal are mentioned as pursuing him too, with no indication from these reports of which club is ahead. Baena, valued at €71m, would need genuine interest to firm up into an actual approach, which simply has not been shown yet.

The context

Atlético's valuation gap matters here: he cost them €42m in 2025, so an €80m exit would roughly double their outlay inside eighteen months, a jump that alone explains why no firm move has followed the talk.

What happens next

What would change this is a concrete approach, whether a bid from Bayern or Arsenal, or a club matching El Gol Digital's figure. Until then, there is talk and a valuation, nothing more.

Sources the analyst weighed

El Gol DigitalTrust 52