Bayern Munich look to poach rival defender after failed move for Chelsea star

Bayern Munich are focusing on a deal for Bayer Leverkusen defender Jonathan Tah, but also remain interested in signing Chelsea s Levi Colwill this summer.

It has been a huge summer of change at the Allianz Arena following Leverkusen s stunning Bundesliga title win, ending a Bayern dominance which has lasted since 2012. Manager Thomas Tuchel paid the price with his job and after a long and arduous search for his replacement, Burnley boss Vincent Kompany arrived eventually.

Tah the man for Bayern after Colwill talks

Plenty of reports earlier in the season suggested Xabi Alonso, . But the Spaniard snubbed their interest, as well as that of Liverpool, to stay at the BayArena.

Bayern have a long history of poaching key men from domestic rivals, though, and they haveā€¦