A new goalkeeper is still being sought, a new central defender has now been found: FC Bayern has reacted to the injury to central defender Lucas Hernández and signed a replacement with Dutch international Daley Blind. The World Cup participant is already on his way to Munich.
Like the Dutch newspaper “De Telegraaf” reported on Thursday morning, FC Bayern has secured the services of defender Daley Blind. The 32-year-old had previously terminated his contract with Ajax Amsterdam and is therefore moving to the German record champions on a free transfer.
Blind boarded the Lufthansa plane to Munich at 7:05 a.m. at Amsterdam Airport, reports “De Telegraaf”, which had the change confirmed by “well-informed sources” in Germany.
Contract details are also already known: According to the report, the Dutch World Cup participant has signed a contract with the record champions until the end of the season, including an option for another year. The central defender is due to travel with the team to the training camp in Qatar on Friday.
Blind terminates contract at Ajax Amsterdam
At the beginning of the season, Daley Blind was still under contract with Ajax Amsterdam. Shortly after Christmas, however, the 99-time national player and the Dutch record champions agreed to terminate the contract. What exactly led to this is not known.
Blind only announced on Twitter: “This is not how I imagined my end at Ajax, but due to circumstances it went like this.”
FC Bayern reacts to Hernández injury
With the transfer of the 32-year-old, those responsible at FC Bayern are reacting to the serious injury suffered by Lucas Hernández, who tore a cruciate ligament at the World Cup in Qatar. With Dayot Upamecano and Matthijs de Ligt, there were only two nominal top-level central defenders left. Blind is now number three in the hierarchy.
The Frenchman Benjamin Pavard, who has repeatedly claimed a place in central defense, should not like the transfer at all. The fact that he is now blind in front of his nose is a clear sign that Julian Nagelsmann will not comply with the Vice World Champion’s wish in the future either.