Bayern Munich's Extensive Scouting of Penders Foiled by Chelsea Deal, Insider Reveals

According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Bayern Munich had been monitoring the 19-year-old for several months, but Chelsea made the first move and secured his signing.

The Belgian signed for the Blues for a fee of €20m and was then loaned back to Genk.

Last week, Genk teammate Tolu Arokodare told Tribalfootball.com of Penders: "He is a good person, a good professional  and he is very hardworking. We should expect the best from him.

"I must admit that it is difficult to score against him in training and we do our best to help one another improve.

"We should expect nothing but the best from him and talking about our reaction when Chelsea signed him. Well,  we were not really surprised because we know the qualities he possesses."