Bayern Munich's hopes of signing Chelsea forward Christopher Nkunku appear to be fading, newspaper Bild reported on Sunday.
Chelsea is said to be keen to keep the former Bundesliga top scorer, under contract until 2029, in London for another season.
On the sidelines of the Premier League opener, club officials told Nkunku's agent, Pini Zahavi, that they plan to keep him at Stamford Bridge, according to the report.
Bayern have seen the exits of forwards Thomas Müller, Mathys Tel, Leroy Sané, and Kingsley Coman, while Jamal Musiala remains sidelined with a long-term injury.
Their attempts to land Germany forward Nick Woltemade from German Cup winners VfB Stuttgart have so far come up short.
Bayern have signed winger Luis Diaz from Liverpool, with sporting director Christoph Freund saying on Friday that additional players for the forward line could follow.
France international Nkunku, 27, played in the Bundesliga from 2019 to 2023 at RB Leipzig, winning two German Cups and being joint league top scorer in his final season there. He then joined Chelsea for a reported €60 million ($70 million) and won the Conference League and Club World Cup earlier in the year.