Newcastle United could be confident in their ability to fend off Bayern Munich’s interest in Kieran Trippier, the right-back has revealed, as he says he immediately rejected the Bundesliga giants’ advances.
Bayern made multiple bids to sign the 33-year-old, reportedly offering £13m for an initial loan. The move became one of the biggest stories of a quiet transfer window, but with Newcastle rebuffing their interest the saga ended abruptly when Bayern sporting director, Christoph Freund, said: “The Kieran Trippier issue is over. We only do what we are 100% convinced of.
