Bayern Munich want to keep Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting in January

MUNICH, GERMANY - JANUARY 21: Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting of FC Bayern München looks down during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and SV Werder Bremen at Allianz Arena on January 21, 2024 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Sebastian Widmann/Getty Images)

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting will be staying at Bayern Munich this month.

The Cameroonian striker has been linked with a mid-season switch to Manchester United, but it doesn’t sound like Bayern Munich are willing to let the veteran striker leave on loan.

According to Graeme Bailey, Bayern won’t let Choupo-Moting go and it is thought that their stance is down to there already being a thin squad.

Choupo-Moting, 34, will be out of contract in the summer. That means there is little incentive for the Bundesliga champions to lose of their first-team players six months before he can leave for free.

Bayern will likely demand a transfer fee as the only route out of Bavaria for the former Stoke City forward. Choupo-Moting only managed to score five goals in 30 Premier League appearances for the Potters.

The German giants currently have two strikers ahead of Choupo-Moting in Thomas Tuchel’s pecking order. Harry Kane leads the line with Mathys Tel as his back-up.

Choupo-Moting has made 16 appearances in the Bundesliga, scoring two goals.

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