Beyond João Palhinha, Bayern offloads another surplus player

In addition to João Palhinha, who is reportedly heading to Benfica, Bayern Munich is also set to offload another surplus player, Bryan Zaragoza. According to Fabrizio Romano, the Spanish winger is poised for a permanent return to LaLiga, joining Espanyol.

The deal is structured as a loan until the end of the season, with an obligatory purchase clause of €8 million. The 24-year-old, who had only one year remaining on his contract with the Bavarian giants, is not in Vincent Kompany's plans and has been training separately. He is scheduled for his routine medical examinations next Tuesday.

Last season, Zaragoza spent the first half of the 2025/26 campaign at Celta Vigo before being loaned to Roma for the second half, where he failed to impress. Prior to that, he also had a loan spell at Osasuna after Bayern paid €9 million to Granada, where he came through the youth ranks.