“Mighty team” in progress
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Bayern Munich’s sports director Max Eberl once again commented on the club World Cup with interesting aspects of the cancellation of wish player Florian Wirtz shortly before the German champions started. “I don’t even know if we could have paid this price that Liverpool now apparently had to pay,” said Eberl in the team quarters in Orlando.
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The English champion will probably have to pay up to 150 million euros for Wirtz to Bayer Leverkusen. After many talks, the 22-year-old had decided against Bayern and Liverpool. “Sure, the whole club communicated that the player is outstanding. And that we could have imagined very well that he switched to FC Bayern,” said Eberl. “Now he has decided differently, even though the conversations were very good.”
All from the Bayern board and also the supervisory boards Uli Hoeneß and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge were involved in the talks with Wirtz. “Everyone was at the table. But Florian decided differently. This is the case on the transfer market,” said Eberl. Now it goes on. “In the first step you say: crap. But one door is going on, another opens. Now we will reorganize ourselves again for the future. Florian will make his way in Liverpool. Now we are trying to find another outstanding player who is successful with us”, even if Wirtz would of course be “a big name”.
FC Bayern with transfer tasks: Replacement for Sané and Müller
After the change from Leroy Sané (29) to Galatasaray and the farewell to Thomas Müller (35) announced before, Eberl sees great need for action on the offensive of Bayern. “Leroy is now clear, Thomas is clear. On the offensive we now have two players less.” However, Eberl is confident about the transfer period for the coming season. “I am sure that we will have a powerful group – and will also have the finances under control.”
The 51-year-old also wants to work on his transfer tasks in the background during the club World Cup. “Now it’s about being successful at the tournament. And the other comes after it,” he said before the opening game against the blatant outsider Auckland City FC on Sunday (6 p.m./Sat.1 and DAZN) in Cincinnati. “We play a very important, very nice tournament for us, where you can really win something: not just reputation, not just a title, but also monetary.”
What will become of Upamecano, Coman, Tel and Co.?
Eberl also commented on individual personal details in the team hotel in Orlando. Central defender Dayot Upamecano (26) goes to his last contract year and could change the transfer -free in 2026. Talks run with the French. “Our goal is clear to extend with him,” emphasized Eberl.
In the Spaniard Bryan Zaragoza (23), which was recently loaned at CA Osasuna, “we are open to a transfer,” said Eberl. The Franzose Sacha Boey (24), which was won in January 2024 for gigantic EUR 30 million by Galatasaray, also remains a hot sales candidate. In his position, Bayern are well staffed with Konrad Laimer (28) and Josip Stanisic (25). “We have three right -back, that is actually a lot,” said Eberl.
In Kingsley Coman (29) bound until 2027, the club World Cup is waited. “This four weeks is King with us. And King is an important player.” Then you will see “what the squad planning looks like.” At the storm talent Mathys Tel (20), according to Eberl, after a loan to Tottenham, the English club continues to talk about a fixed transfer.
Eberl also proudly pointed out that he was able to bring two transfer -free German internationals from TSG Hoffenheim to Munich with defender Jonathan Tah (29) from Bayer Leverkusen and midfielder Tom Bischof (19) from TSG Hoffenheim. “This is a big step for me. Both will take us on,” said the sports director.
Now Eberl says that honestly you don’t even know whether you could have paid the transfer, the Liverpool now paid.
This is so incredibly stupid and shows that Eberl simply does not have the format for Bavaria.
Leverkusen always talked about the sum.
At the point of Wirtz I was now fooled.
Suppose he would have canceled Liverpool to
Then find out that after 8 weeks of negotiation Bavaria Dagmar does not have the coal to get it.
Also the impact on …
