The promising youngster could return to his parent club in the summer
Noël Aseko Nkili’s loan move to Hannover 96 has been one of the most successful loans in recent years for Bayern Munich. Initially sent to Die Roten on an 18 month loan with an option to buy in January 2025, the young German had to build himself up through the club’s second team in the 3. Liga. Come the summer, however, Nkili has become an undroppable part of Hannover’s side as they push for promotion to the Bundesliga. The 20-year-old’s form has been so impressive that it seems Bayern want to bring him back and include him in the squad for the 2026/27 season. This was reported by Transfermarkt reporter Thomas Deterding, as captured by @iMiaSanMia, who also detailed that there is plenty of interest in the all action midfielder:
Bayern are planning with Noël Aséko Nkili beyond the summer and have rejected two official offers from Galatasaray and a Bundesliga club in January. Hannover have a €1m option to buy in the summer, but Bayern can buy Aséko back for €2.4m. With Leon Goretzka leaving, Bayern want to offer Aséko a pathway in the first team from this summer. Staying at Hannover is currently out of the question. There are many other teams interested: Brighton, West Ham, Villarreal and three Bundesliga clubs. Bayern’s rumoured move for Hertha’s Kennet Eichhorn is off the table for now.
BFW Analysis
It is important to note that Nkili plays a very different role at Hannover than midfielders do under head coach Vincent Kompany at Bayern. Rather than dropping into the backline or even participating much in the build up play, Nkili is given a lot of license to roam and find space behind the midfield lines to run at the opposition defense. He does not drop back and link up play like current starters Joshua Kimmich and Aleksandar Pavlović do.
Off the ball, fortunately, Kompany will love Nkili’s pressing intensity, physicality and intelligent use of his body to nudge players out of the way. The question is whether Kompany wants a profile of player on the ball like the former Hertha Berlin midfielder or if he wants more players like Pavlović and Kimmich.
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