Bayern’s Robert Lewandowski, right, celebrates with teammate Douglas Costa after scoring during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and VfL Wolfsburg at the Allianz Arena stadium in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, September 22, 2015.
Lucien Favre resigned as Borussia Moenchengladbach coach on Sunday to leave the club in chaos after losing all of their opening five league games to go bottom of the Bundesliga.
With Dortmund hosting Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday, Pep Guardiola’s Bayern took their chance to go top with their fifth win from five games and leave Darmstadt hunting a first win over the Bavarian giants after seven attempts.
SportBild journalist Daniel Busch took to Twitter to report the deal earlier on Friday afternoon, but as of yet there is no word of when the player will be due in the United Kingdom to undergo a medical or agree personal terms.
The club re-sold Brazilian star Felipe Luis back to Atletico Madrid earlier this week (via Daily Mail), prompting Jose Mourinho to splash the cash on the Ghanaian left-back as a replacement.