On Wednesday, “Sport Bild” reported that Leon Goretzka was thinking about saying goodbye to FC Bayern and was considering a move to the Premier League. Problem: The midfielder himself doesn’t know anything about it.
“I don’t know where that comes from,” Goretzka denied the rumors on the “Sky” microphone after FC Bayern’s Bundesliga catch-up game against Union Berlin. At the same time, he didn’t want to waste too much thought on the reporting because, as he explained: “Rumors are part of football.”
The national player emphasized that he is expressly not concerned with saying goodbye to FC Bayern: “That is out of the question for me.”
Goretzka wants to continue his path at FC Bayern
Because his status with the German record champions has crumbled in recent weeks, Goretzka was said to have a small rift with coach Thomas Tuchel. Here the 28-year-old avoided making a clear statement. However, he stated that he had not had a conversation with his coach about his own future.
“I know what I have to do and continue on the path I took in the summer,” said Goretzka, who consciously decided to stay in Munich in the summer of 2023, although he lost his regular place in midfield during preparation . He wants to continue fighting for his place in the center in the future.
No Goretzka complaints to the Bayern bosses
“Sport Bild” initially reported on Wednesday that Goretzka was considering a move to the Premier League. “Sky” reported just a few hours later that this did not correspond to the facts and that saying goodbye to Munich was not an issue for the national player this winter or next summer.
According to Sky, the complaint that Goretzka is said to have made to those responsible did not exist either.