Bayern Munich has no plans to recruit additional center backs during the rest of the summer transfer market. Kim Min-jae, who had been stumbling, came from behind to win in extra time in the second half.
Munich’s sports director Max Eberle said he has no plans to recruit a center back despite the fact that Josip Stanisic has been injured and has not been able to play for a while. Center back Jonathan Tah, who led the unbeaten win of Bayer Leverkusen, which was connected to Munich throughout the summer transfer market, is also not expected to move to Munich.
According to the German newspaper Bild, general manager Eberle appeared on the club’s channel ahead of a friendly match between Munich and Grashofer (Switzerland) on the 20th (Korea time) and said, “Stanisic was injured during training yesterday and underwent surgery this morning. Unfortunately, Stanisic will be absent for the next few weeks.”
After Eberle’s remarks, Munich officially announced that Stanisic suffered a torn ligament on the side of his right knee. Stanisic, who was preparing for the new season after returning to Munich after playing as an undefeated member of Leverkusen on loan last season, is expected to miss at least six weeks.
Stanisic was injured, but Munich has no intention of making additional moves. “When asked if Munich will return to the transfer market, Eberle replied that the squad is ready,” Bild said.
Earlier, although Japanese defender Hiroki Ito collapsed due to injury during a pre-season friendly match and Stanisic was also injured, Munich decided not to recruit additional players. It is known that the Korean team is not even seeking to recruit players who had been strongly linked to Munich during the transfer window.
“I thought Munich would bring him back in the summer after signing a personal agreement with Ta, but it happened at the negotiating table,” the FC Bayern News, which reported the Munich news, quoted the top German football magazine Kicker as saying. “I also felt that Ta’s aspirations and dreams to move to Munich went up in smoke. Ta is thinking again. Munich’s promise was not kept, and he must have felt that he was a scapegoat.”
Munich seems to be trying to solve the current difficulties within itself. Under the leadership of Bang Sang-Kompany, Kim Min-jae and Dayo Upamecano, who will be appointed as key center backs, will apparently mobilize all available resources including Eric Dier and Sasha Boy to fill the gap. 메이저사이트
The departure of Ito, whose main position is center back, can be resolved by Kim Min-jae and Upamecano first. Dyer is on the bench, and Aleksandar Pavlovic is also a player who can play as a center back if necessary. Boy is expected to take the right fullback position, which has left Nusair Mazraoui, and Alfonso Davis is expected to take the left.
“München needs to see if Boy can play again. Boy was injured in the DFB Cup match against Ulm, but he is back to health,” Bild said. “Coach Kompany is considered a big fan of Boy despite his failure in Munich so far.”
“Boy entered Munich for a transfer fee of 30 million euros (about 44.4 billion won), but he played in the German Bundesliga only twice, having a difficult time including a muscle injury. Now he wants to start anew in Munich. Stanisic’s injury gave Boy enough time to prove himself. Kompany’s trust will also help him,” he added.