Bundesliga Winner Without Bayern Munich 2021/22

Winners of the DFB Pokal, Borussia Dortmund themselves with new manager in Marco Rose - formally of Borussia Monchengladbach - and without the great Jadon Sancho. Rose has stated his intention to win the title with Dortmund and believes he can with the squad at his disposal. The Englishmen had formed a formidable partnership with Erling Haaland during their time together and his replacement Donyell Malen has big boots to fill.

However, Dortmund have kept much of their squad together and this season will likely see even more minutes for Jude Bellingham as well as Giovanni Reyna. On the other hand, with an injury-hit squad entering the season with the likes of Mats Hummels, Emre Can and Thomas Meunier, the backup players will have to show their quality from the off.

They are now 8/11 to finish as the Bundesliga winners without Bayern.

A common theme at the top of the Bundesliga this season is new managers and Borussia Monchengladbach follow this theme, but not by choice. They have appointed former Eintracht Frankfurt manager, Adi Hutter, as the replacement for Marco Rose, who joined Dortmund, but Hutter did manage to finish fifth last season with the Frankfurt side that were almost relegated a season prior.

However, Gladbach will be fighting off suitors for their players with the likes of Denis Zakaria, Florian Neuhaus and Matthias Ginter all being linked with moves away. If these players are kept, then Gladbach will be able to show the quality and form that got them into the Champions League two seasons ago and improve on their torrid eighth. It just remains to be seen whether or not Rose will be missed greatly.

They are now 16/1 to finish as the Bundesliga winners without Bayern.

Another team who have a new manager, RB Leipzig, will be coached by the American Jesse Marsch and may lack a little bit of firepower now without the likes of Timo Werner, Dayot Upamecano and Ibrahima Konate and even their now ex-manager, Julian Nagelsmann.

The new signing Mohamed Simakan will have to fill in a big role to fill in the centre of defence, however, and has shown glimpses of brilliance. On the other end, exciting attacking midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai will make his debut this season after missing last season through injury and he is expected to be one of their main man this campaign.

A positive for Leipzig this summer has been the signing of Andre Silva for £20m from Eintracht Frankfurt. The striker was the second-highest goalscorer in the Bundesliga, outscoring Haaland, and he will be the focal point of attack for Leipzig, which was something they missed last season without Werner.

They are now 3/1 to finish as the Bundesliga winners without Bayern.

New Bayer Leverkusen manager, Gerard Seonae, will have to deal without winger Leon Bailey who has joined Aston Villa and after finishing sixth last time out, he has work to do to ensure they don't lose grip on their European hopes.

However, this will see more money that can be smartly reinvested into the squad. Leverkusen will be relishing the form that Patrick Schick showed during the European Championship and will hope he can continue this form heading into the new season.

The squad remains relatively unchanged from last season with the only notable arrivals being Mitchel Bakker from Paris Saint-Germain and Odilon Kossounou from Club Brugge. This season will also likely see Florian Wirtz have an even bigger role in the squad and they could end up breaking back into the top four with the league seen as more of an even playing field now, outside of Bayern's stranglehold.

They are now 16/1 to finish as the Bundesliga winners without Bayern.

Finally, Wolfsburg are also a team who have a new manager in Mark van Bommel, and this is causing some concern for the Wolfsburg faithful.

This summer has seen the Wolves make some smart signings, however, with Aster Vranckx, Sebastiaan Bornauw and Lukas Nmecha all joining the club. However, the prospect of Champions League football could be too much for this squad and will potentially affect their league form, especially with van Bommel's inexperience as a manager.

Additionally, the results seen in preseason have been worrying for Wolfsburg and this could see them finish a way off their third-place finish last season. They are now 20/1 to finish as the Bundesliga winners without Bayern.