After ten years at Bayer Leverkusen, Jonathan Tah chose a transfer -free move to FC Bayern this year. With Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, international top clubs continued to knock on the central defender. In an interview, Tah now explained why he chose the step to the German champion.
Compared to the “Sport Bild”, the 29-year-old said, which ultimately prompted him to take the step to Munich instead of switching to the Spanish La Liga: “I wanted to change and ultimately chose FC Bayern because I have the feeling that I can take another step here.”
Jonathan Tah added that the coaching personality Vincent Kompany was also an important argument for the step to the German industry leader: “I am very ambitious, I want to get better and better. In the constellation with this successful, big club, with the current team that FC Bayern already has, and with the coach Vincent Kompany, which I wanted and I can defend it myself: Bavaria get more out of me.
In his new team, the native of Hamburg wants to set an exclamation mark on the pitch from the start and recommend performance for a regular place.
Learned and benefited from Boateng and Hummels
“I try to contribute as far as communication and organization is concerned on the pitch. This not only helps the team, but myself,” Tah immediately underpinned his leadership in the new team.
When asked by the specialist magazine, the 1.95-meter hunter stated that two ex-Bavaria stars in particular shaped his own development into a defender at a top level: “I benefited extremely from Jérôme Boateng and Mats Hummels. What I learned: Everyone has their own style. Position game.