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Napoli star Victor Osimhen might have narrowed down his choices for his next stop — Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain:

Maximilian Beier has enjoyed an outstanding season following his return from Hannover 96: in 32 appearances so far, the 21-year-old has scored 15 goals and set up a further four. With these strong numbers, Beier has earned himself a nomination for the DFL’s “Rookie of the Season” award. Voting is underway and will end at 23:59 CET on Tuesday. The fan vote makes up 40% of the overall result, with the remaining 60% coming from the votes of representatives of each of the 18 Bundesliga clubs as well as a panel of selected experts.

After being relegated from the third-tier Segunda División Grupo Sur in 2021/22, Elche were directly promoted back last season under Javier Aguado Martínez, head coach since the summer of 2023. It is his first time in this role, having previously worked for several years as an athletics coach, video analyst and assistant coach in the Primera División, Spain’s top division.

Elsewhere we got plenty to discuss around Mbappe’s weirdly muted Paris Saint-Germain send-off, Chelsea’s three-game winning streak, Max Allegri’s future as Juventus manager and Dortmund’s woeful warmup for the Champions League final.

BVB kicked off against Eintracht Braunschweig, and coach Alexander Steinmetz made a 2v2 personnel change: Belgian newcomer Bradley Destoop played alongside Roee Feldman this time, and the game ended in a draw. After Roee Feldman lost the first 1vs1, Dennis Malcherczyk came up trumps in the deciding game, winning 3-2 to secure a draw.

This week of action for Bayern Munich loanees was better for some than others. Alexander Nübel...

Visit to the Red Bull Arena for the home match against Werder Bremen

Having cancelled the Friday evening match between 1. FSV Mainz 05 and 1. FC Union Berlin...

VfL Wolfsburg’s pre-season preparations for the new 2024/2025 campaign will begin on Tuesday 9 July, with the first team to undergo performance tests in Wolfsburg on the first two days.

Sunday 3 December (17:30 CET): Bayer Leverkusen vs. BVB
BVB will be away to the league leaders on the first Sunday of Advent: Bayer Leverkusen are still unbeaten in all competitions this season and currently top the Bundesliga standings with 11 victories and one draw (against Bayern Munich). BVB have taken the three points back home to Dortmund with them in both of the last two campaigns: the Black & Yellows ran out 2-0 away victors in January this year and claimed a 4-3 win in September 2021.