The German champions were determined to land Joao Palhinha from Fulham over the summer, and a deal was almost complete.

Palhinha underwent his medical and completed his media duties with Bayern, but Fulham recalled him after failing to sign a replacement.

The Portuguese was distraught after missing out on the transfer, but he recently made the surprise decision to sign a new contract.

As a result, a winter deal could be difficult to pull off for Bayern, and The Sun claim that they could target the transfer of McTominay.

Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel is a huge admirer of the Scotland star, and has followed his performances from his time as Chelsea manager.

United wanted around £45 million to part ways with McTominay, and Bayern could easily afford the fee in the next transfer window .

They were ready to pay around £56m to land Palhinha from Fulham .

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