Robert Lewandowski forced his departure to FC Barcelona in the summer of 2022. "My story at Bayern is over," he said publicly — a bitter split that dragged on for weeks before the transfer was completed for ~€45 million. In his last full season, 2020/21, he broke Gerd Müller's 49-year-old Bundesliga record with 41 goals.
Sadio Mané arrived from Liverpool in the summer of 2022 for ~€32 million and became a flop — after just one season he moved to Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia.
Harry Kane arrived in the summer of 2023 for a club-record fee of ~€100 million from Tottenham Hotspur. In his first season he scored 36 Bundesliga goals and won the Torjägerkanone. In his second season, he won his first championship of any kind.
Jamal Musiala, who arrived from Chelsea's youth academy in 2020, developed into a world-class player under Flick and became the most valuable player in the squad.
Leroy Sané (2020 from Manchester City) and Alphonso Davies (who broke through under Flick) also shaped the era; Sané moved to Galatasaray in 2025.