The midfielder will formalise his intention on Thursday, with Pep Guardiola keen to tie the player onto a two-year contract at Bayern. Guardiola has been active in the transfer market as a response to the injury setback suffered by Javi Martinez, who could miss the entire 2014-15 campaign due to a cruciate ligament injury sustained in the DFL-Supercup against Borussia Dortmund.