Luka Vuskovic was actually on Bayern Munich’s radar this past summer. The Munich club decided against signing him—a transfer today would be extremely expensive.
FC Bayern apparently had the chance to sign Luka Vuskovic last summer. According to Sky, the Croatian center back—who now plays for Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League—was a serious topic of discussion at Säbener Straße.
“They felt out the situation over the summer; there were behind-the-scenes talks, and it would have been possible,” explained Sky reporter Florian Plettenberg.
However, the Munich club deliberately decided against making a move. The main reason, according to reports, was the existing lineup at center back: “Bayern decided not to go through with it this summer because they said, ‘We’re counting on Upamecano, we’re counting on Tah, we’re counting on Minjae Kim,’” said Plettenberg.
Instead, Vuskovic moved from Tottenham Hotspur to Brighton. The 19-year-old cost the Premier League club more than 50 million euros and signed a long-term contract there. He has since firmly established himself in the Seagulls’ lineup.
Bayern has had Vuskovic on its radar for quite some time
The connection between FC Bayern and Vuskovic is by no means new. Even during his loan stint at Hamburger SV, there were talks between the Munich club and the player’s camp. At the time, the Croatian had a strong season in the Bundesliga, which brought him increasingly into the spotlight of several top clubs.
He remained a topic of discussion in Munich even later on. Most recently, it was reported that Bayern continues to closely monitor his development at Brighton. However, a concrete transfer now seems highly unlikely.
Plettenberg made it clear that the Munich club probably should have seized their opportunity last summer: “Then you would have had to sign him last summer. It’s not a transfer topic right now, because even if Bayern goes for him next summer, how much will he cost? 70, 80, 90 million euros. That’s why you might as well just give up on that idea now.”
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This likely means Vuskovic will fall out of the circle of realistic Bayern candidates, at least for the time being. With Dayot Upamecano, Jonathan Tah, and Minjae Kim, the club’s decision-makers put their faith in their existing center backs this summer. At the same time, they passed on a player whose market value and on-field importance have risen significantly within just a few months.
What makes this particularly ironic is that Bayern had a chance to sign Vuskovic much earlier. The talented defender had already been offered to the Munich club back in 2023, at the time under significantly more favorable terms. Bayern let that opportunity slip by as well.
Today, a transfer would be far more difficult financially. Should a gap open up in central defense next summer due to a departure, Vuskovic would likely remain an option in principle. However, according to the latest information from Sky, there is little to suggest that anything more will come of it in the short term.