In the 21st week of the Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich faced off. Bayern Munich lost 3-0 in the match and fell 5 points behind its opponent.
After the heavy defeat, it was claimed that there was a crisis between Bayern Munich Coach Thomas Tuchel and Matthijs de Ligt.
Matthijs de Ligt started the match on the bench and could not play. According to Bild, this situation made the player extremely uncomfortable.
MATTHIJS DE LIGT DENIES ‘DISPALID’ CLAIMS
It was claimed that Matthijs de Ligt was kept on the bench due to his injury, but the 24-year-old defender denied these claims.
Speaking after the match, Matthijs de Ligt emphasized that he was fit and was not left out due to injury.
Bild continued the news and reported that Tuchel was looking for a centre-back during the interim transfer period and was interested in Ronald Araujo from Barcelona and Jonathan Tah from Bayer Leverkusen.
Bayern Munich transferred Matthijs de Ligt from Juventus for 67 million euros before the 2022-23 season.