After relinquishing their Bundesliga title for the first time in 12 years in 2023/24 to an invincible Bayer Leverkusen side, Bayern Munich will be desperate to make amends in the new season.
Xabi Alonso's sensational Leverkusen side were able to win the Bundesliga by a staggering 17 points in 2023/24 without tasting defeat, with Bayern eventually finishing in third behind Stuttgart in second.
Having signed Harry Kane for a club-record initial fee of £86m last summer, Bayern slipped to a first trophyless season since 2011/12, with manager Thomas Tuchel departing at the end of the campaign.
We take a look at the latest betting odds ahead of what is set to be another intriguing season of action in the Bundesliga in 2024/25.
Despite a bitterly disappointing 2023/24 season, which not only saw Bayern finish third in the Bundesliga but crash out of the DFB-Pokal to third-tier Saarbrucken and eliminated by Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals, the Bavarian giants are still blessed with a talent-laden squad.
The 32-times Bundesliga champions will be expected to bounce back in 2024/25 and they will have a new face in the managerial dugout, with Vincent Kompany making the switch from Lancashire to Bavaria at the end of a drawn out recruitment process.
Bayer Leverkusen are second favourites in the betting to secure back-to-back Bundesliga titles, with Die Werkself boosted by coveted young manager Xabi Alonso's decision to remain at the club despite significant interest from clubs such as Liverpool and Bayern.
Edin Terzic's Borussia Dortmund are third favourites for next season's Bundesliga title, with BVB seeking to bounce back from a frustrating fifth-placed finish in 2023/24.