Bayern Munich faces multi-club race for Hertha Berlin’s Kennet Eichhorn

Kennet Eichhorn (Hertha Berlin) looks on during the DFB Pokal match between Hertha Berlin and 1. Kaiserslautern at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany on December 2, 2025. (Photo by Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via Getty Images) | NurPhoto via Getty Images

Bayern Munich have maintained interest in Hertha Berlin youngster Kennet Eichhorn, who’s been a standout performer this season in midfield despite missing a good portion of action due to an ankle injury midway through the season. When he’s fully fit, Eichhorn has been a regular starter in Hertha’s midfield under manager Stefan Leitl, and other clubs across Europe other than Bayern have started to take notice.

In addition to the German Rekordmeister, all of Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, and Manchester City have expressed interest in the soon to be 17-year-old phenom, adding stiff competition. For Bayern, it’s not going to be easy to win out in the race to sign him.

Per information from Sky Sport journalist Florian Plettenberg, the plan with Manchester City would be to sign him and then loan him out to Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga so that he could gain some valuable experience in the German top flight. At City, minutes in the Premier League or domestic and European cup competitions would be virtually impossible. Manager Pep Guardiola is said to be personally involved in the pursuit of Eichhorn, though, which is always something that would always be cause for concern for other clubs interested in any given player Pep’s associated with trying to sign. He has the angle of having managed Bayern in the Bundesliga and City in the Premier League to be able to provide insight to a young player like Eichhorn, who could easily b swayed one way or another.