Team by team GERMANY
AUGSBURG
Manager: Enrico Maassen
Key Arrivals: Bauer (Greuther Furth), Maier (Hertha Berlin), Demirovic (Freiburg)
Key Departures: Gregoritsch (Freiburg), Moravek (released), Finnbogason (released)
Prediction: On the evidence of an inconsistent past12 months, FCA are relegation candidates. New coach Maassen, who used to manage Dortmund’s reserves, has a reputation for nurturing youth but will have his work cut out here.
BAYER LEVERKUSEN
Manager: Gerardo Seoane
Key Arrivals: Hlozek (Sparta Prague)
Key Departures: Alario (Eintracht Frankfurt), Fofana (Nuremberg)
Prediction: With one of the best attacking tridents in the country – Patrik Schick, Moussa Diaby and Florian Wirtz – Leverkusen have every chance of another top-four finish. Wirtz, currently recovering from a cruciate ligament injury, should be back in September.
BAYERN MUNICH
Julian Nagelsmann
