FC Bayern is working on Florian Wirtz’s commitment. But is the expensive offensive star need? The club actually has construction sites elsewhere.
It is no longer a secret: Bayer Leverkusen’s attacker Florian Wirtz is the declared transfer goal of FC Bayern Munich, who likes to sign him so much. And that is why it is often talked about the highly talented international. Honorary President Uli Hoeneß, CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen, sports director Max Eberl, numerous experts and those who want to be, they all talk about Wirtz and when he could come and whether and if not, why maybe.
The interest of the Munich in the 21-year-old is as well as-as well as-at such a way that the great headers from Säbener Straße are suggested to look at the bazaar scene from Monty Python “The Life of Brian” in order to learn the all-taper of the well-groomed haggling again.
As exciting as the idea may be to see the duo from Wirtz and Jamal Musiala, which is enthusiastic about in the national team, and so ambitious Bayern’s intentions are always the best German players: more importantly – more importantly after the 2: 2 against Borussia Dortmund from Saturday – the question: Do Bavaria Wirtz ever need? Because if the game against BVB has illustrated a little, then the defensive vulnerability of the German record champion as his offensive inability (for all exuberant opportunities).
With 83 goals from 29 season games, the Munich team present the most dangerous team in the Bundesliga. They have numerous gifted attackers in the squad, from Harry Kane to Musiala and Michael Olise to Leroy Sané. And even if a solid representative is still desperately sought for Kane, the storm overall worries the very few worries, inevitable days of negligent evaluation of opportunities.
No, the problem of Bavaria is due to their own penalty area, the two central defender positions are special that should cause headaches for the management of the club. Have to prepare. And not whether 100 or 120 million euros have to be transferred to Leverkusen for Wirtz.
Rather, it is the defense that prevented Bavaria from being constantly dominant over the course of the current season. Neither Min-Jae Kim nor Dayot Upamecano have so far justified the lavish transfer fees that were transferred to the SSC Naples and RB Leipzig-50 million euros for KIM 2023, 42.5 million euros 2021 for Upamecano. Let alone prove that they are able to consistently strong performance without repeated capital mistakes. The desolate appearance of the South Korean against Dortmund (grade 6 of T-online)-not his first-was only the latest evidence that the central defense of the Munich in particular does not meet the high demands of the club. In 2020, David Alaba, Jérôme Boateng, Javi Martínez, Niklas Süle, Benjamin Pavard, Lucas Hernández and Alphonso Davies were seven -learned, variable defenders from then international class.
A stairwitz that five years later, of all things, of Tottenham Hotspur, Eric dier, who had only been borrowed from the highest staff for 3.5 million euros last season, was hired free of charge, then free of charge, compared to its permanent side -stringed side people was almost a rock in the surf. An insolence on the fact that Bayern, in their need, is repeatedly able to successfully chummy through makeshift cups such as Leon Goretzka or Josip Stanišić.