FC Bayern: Thomas Tuchel explains Bryan Zaragoza’s difficult situation

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FC Bayern postponed the signing of Bryan Zaragoza (22), originally planned for the summer, to the winter in order to have another option on the offensive. However, the Spaniard hardly gets any traction and was only on the pitch for 20 minutes on matchday 22 in the 2-3 defeat in Bochum. Now coach Thomas Tuchel has given a reason for the attacker’s difficult situation.

“Bryan primarily lacks language. It’s difficult in English and German,” said Tuchel at the press conference before the home game against 1. FSV Mainz 05 (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.). Language is “an elementary component”. Zaragoza was brought in six months earlier than planned as a replacement for the injured Kingsley Coman (27) and Serge Gnabry (28). Tuchel emphasized that they did not know how long the two wingers would be out. That’s why the German record champions “played it safe” with the Zaragoza transfer.

Zaragoza came on loan and will be signed permanently in the summer as planned. According to media reports from “Kicker”, among others, 4 million euros were due in addition to the actually negotiated sum, while “Bild” wrote of a rental fee of around 5 million euros. The information on the transfer fee fluctuated between 12 million and 14 million euros, plus performance-related bonuses between a further 2 million and 4 million euros. Zaragoza’s market value is currently 12 million euros.

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Daley Blind – free transfer from Ajax Amsterdam in 2023

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Bixente Lizarazu – free transfer from Olympique Marseille in 2005

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Bernd Förster – 1974 for an unknown transfer from Chio Waldhof 07

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without photo: Matthias Mauritz – 1952 for an unknown fee from Fortuna Düsseldorf

Landon Donovan – On loan from LA Galaxy in 2010

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Álvaro Odriozola – on loan from Real Madrid in 2020

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João Cancelo – on loan from Manchester City in 2023

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Eric Dier – on loan from Tottenham Hotspur in 2024

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Emil Kostadinov – 1995 for 250 thousand euros from FC Porto

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Slawomir Wojciechowski – 2000 for 700 thousand euros from FC Aarau

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Serdar Tasci – 2016 for 2.5 million euros on loan from Spartak Moscow

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Julio dos Santos – 2006 for 2.7 million euros from Cerro Porteño

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Bryan Zaragoza – 2024 for 4 million euros on loan from Granada FC

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Yann Sommer – 2023 for 8 million euros from Borussia Mönchengladbach

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Breno – 2008 for 12 million euros from FC São Paulo

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Sandro Wagner – 2018 for 13 million euros from TSG Hoffenheim

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Alphonso Davies – 2019 for 14 million euros from Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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Luiz Gustavo – 2011 for 17 million euros from TSG Hoffenheim

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Sacha Boey – 2024 for 30 million euros from Galatasaray

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“It was already clear to me that this was a very big step for him. We feel that now too. We see his quality, but we notice that the integration is not complete from the linguistic side,” said Tuchel. It is “far too early” to make a judgment; Zaragoza is getting the necessary time from FC Bayern. “Everything is on target,” said Tuchel. While Gnabry celebrated his comeback after a two and a half month break in the 3-0 win against Lazio in the Champions League on Tuesday, Coman is expected back after the international break – i.e. at the end of March – according to Tuchel. Zaragoza will then have an even harder time.

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