With the Bundesliga title all wrapped up, Bayern Munich’s season has now all but come to a close. The board of directors now must turn their attention to the summer transfer window, where they will look to make changes to the squad after a disappointing first year under Carlo Ancelotti.

Bayern Munich’s season is drawing to a close, and not in the way many hoped it would. Within the past few weeks, the team has dropped out of both the Champions League and the DFB Pokal. The former of which many fans hoped to win and the latter many expected to win.

The Champions League expert, Carlo Ancelotti, was supposed to be the savior who would finally lead the Bavarians out of the semi-finals. Instead of being remembered for its European glory and more direct style of play, Mr. Ancelotti’s first season only brought in disappointment, stale tactics, and a lack of rotation to an aging Bayern Munich team.

Like his predecessor, Pep Guardiola, Ancelotti has deployed a possession-focused style of play in his first season with Bayern. Also like Pep, Ancelotti’s Bayern met their Champions League demise at the hands of a Spanish giant (who had some serious help from poor officiating–yes, I’m still bitter).

It is clear that Mr. Ancelotti has not quite made this team his own yet and is still in the process of figuring out his tactical approach with the squad.

In order for him to do this, the club has to make some purchases over the summer. There are some key areas which need work in order for the club to avoid another disappointing season the next time out. These are the areas and players the club directors will have their eye on during this upcoming summer.