Bayern Munich Transfer News and Rumours Tracker: Week of January 12

Bayern Munich have wasted little time in this season’s January transfer window with midfielders Xherdan Shaqiri and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg being sent on loan to Inter Milan and Augsburg respectively. 

The moves can be considered little more than some early spring cleaning, as Pep Guardiola looks to tidy up his squad and solve any potential uprest among personnel before the season reaches its conclusion. 

Whether or not the Spanish coach will now look to bring in some new faces to replace those that have left is up for debate. Anything could be just around the corner in the mayhem of the transfer window.

Last updated: Monday, January 12 

Raphael Varane

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The latest superstar to be linked with a move to Bayern in this January transfer window is none other than Real Madrid central defender Raphael Varane. 

According to reports in Spanish paper Marca, reported and translated by the Daily Express on January 10, Bayern coach Pep Guardiola spoke to agent Jorge Mendes to decipher whether a deal could be struck. 

The British press have since run with the story, with the Metro—who linked to the original rumour in the Express—also stating on January 10 that the Bavarian club's interest in the defender could scupper any hopes of both Chelsea and Manchester Untied signing the player

Although Madrid are unlikely to sell the central defender, such reports state that the Bayern coach is desperate to bolster his defense and has looked to the Frenchman as the ideal solution.