Criticism of the “defeat” sentence
Eberl makes a clear announcement about the FC Bayern squad
FC Bayern has its squad ready for the new season. That's what sports director Max Eberl says. Only under exceptional circumstances will anything happen. However, there are still rumors about national players Jonathan Tah and Leon Goretzka.
The upheaval of the Munich luxury squad is apparently complete. “If nothing extraordinary happens now, then we have the squad ready for the new season. We have an outstanding squad with outstanding players,” said Bayern's sports director Max Eberl before the record champions' cup game on Friday (8.45 p.m./ZDF and Sky as well as in the ntv.de live ticker) at second division team SSV Ulm.
So far, the Munich team have signed Joao Palhinha, Michael Olise and Hiroki Ito for around 130 million euros on their title mission. Josip Stanisic returned from Bayer Leverkusen. Honorary President Uli Hoeneß emphasized last week that the country had been “well equipped”. There is also continued speculation about a move for national player Jonathan Tah from Bayer Leverkusen to Munich. Dream player Desire Doue from Stade Rennes reportedly chose Paris Saint Germain.
“If you read the sentence: Bayern will lose the next transfer duel against someone. That's very clumsy. It's about getting things done and being ready. That's why you can't speak of a defeat,” said Eberl. Ultimately, it is important “that we have great competition and that the players are fit.” Eberl did not want to draw a transfer balance. It's about: “What will we achieve at the end of the season, where are we? Then we'll see what quality we have in the squad.”
At the beginning of the week, the Munich players Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui were transferred to Manchester United for a total of around 60 million euros plus ten million bonuses. Given the large squad, there are still rumors about Kingsley Coman and Leon Goretzka being sold. “We speak very openly with the players,” said Eberl recently: “The competitive situation will be extremely fierce, so every player has to decide what their next step will be.”