FC Bayern made goalkeeper Daniel Peretz’s commitment official on Friday. The Israel U21 national keeper completes the record champions’ goalkeeping team and is expected to develop in Manuel Neuer’s shadow.
FC Bayern is presenting its new signing at a press conference today. sport.de accompanies the press conference with Peretz at this point from 9:30 a.m. in detail live blog.
+++ Dreesen on the first Israeli in the club’s history +++
“It’s something special, even if it doesn’t really matter where a player comes from. It’s important that a player knows how to impress as a footballer.”
+++ Peretz on the negotiations +++
“The negotiations went on for seven to ten days. There were a lot of ups and downs. I really wanted to be a Bayern player. But now I want to concentrate on football.”
+++ Dreesen on further transfers +++
“We still have a few days left, so I would ask for a little patience. It’s still a bit dark.”
+++ Peretz on his style of play +++
“I love doing what I do. I want to help. I always want to win. I have a lot of energy and I want to develop.”
+++ Dreesen on the influence of goalkeeping coach Calculator +++
“Of course he was involved in the process. We discussed a lot of players. But in the end Daniel Peretz made it easy for us to make a decision.”
+++ Peretz on the talks with Tuchel +++
“The coach is very warm. He treats the players like sons. I feel at home here. When we spoke on the phone, we talked about my situation and my perspective.”
+++ Peretz on FC Bayern’s interest +++
“I came from training when I heard about the interest. I was very, very happy.”
+++ Peretz on the competition +++
“I’m really looking forward to getting to know everyone from the goalkeeping team. I want to learn a lot. Manuel Neuer is my idol. It was great to meet him yesterday. He’s a great guy. There’s competition in football, it’s normal. Me want to prove myself.”
+++ Dreesen on the competition +++
“He can learn a lot. The transfer is an investment in the future. We can plan long-term with him, which is why we have given him a five-year contract.”
+++ Dreesen on transfer poker +++
“We had a happy ending. We’re very, very happy. He’s a goalkeeper that we’ve been watching for a long time. I think we have a happy ending here today in every way.”
+++ Peretz about his first days +++
“It feels a bit like family. My new teammates help me settle in.”
+++ Here we go! +++
Newcomer Daniel Peretz and Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen enter the stage and will answer the questions of the journalists present in the next few minutes.
+++ Thomas Tuchel raves about Daniel Peretz +++
“His age just fits perfectly into our goalkeeping plans,” said Tuchel before the Bundesliga home game on Sunday against FC Augsburg on “DAZN” about Daniel Peretz: “He can now train with his absolute idol Manuel Neuer and the next steps make.”
The newcomer watched the 3-1 win over FCA from the stands. But in the medium term, Tuchel has high hopes for the Israeli.
“He has a few special ingredients that make up modern goalkeeping,” said Tuchel, who wants to give his new protégé time to develop.
How did Peretz experience his first days at Bayern?
+++ Daniel Peretz only since Friday at Bayern +++
Daniel Peretz landed in Munich on Friday afternoon to complete the medical check at FC Bayern. Then it was off to Säbener Strasse to sign the contract, and the 23-year-old is now bound to the German record champions until 2028. The Munich team is said to have put around five million euros on the table for the newcomer.
“It’s every child’s dream to be able to play for a club as big as Bayern. When I heard about Bayern’s interest, I only had one wish: to move here. I’m hungry for everything now is coming,” says Daniel Peretz.
What are the goals of the U21 international with FC Bayern? Does he see himself as a new heir in the long term?