Lothar Matthäus with Sané-Thesis
“This is a small return carriage of the club”
10.05.2025 – 9:05 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
Leroy Sané was initially only on the bench against Gladbach. TV expert Lothar Matthäus makes a guess.
In the last home game of FC Bayern against Borussia Mönchengladbach (2-0), Leroy Sané was initially left out. The offensive player was only substituted in the second half-an unusual role for the 28-year-old, who recently always belonged to the starting eleven. National player Lothar Matthäus sees a connection with Sané’s recent change of advisory.
“If you have nothing bad,” he said to the Pay TV station Sky and added: “I know the discussions of the last few days with the change of consultation. I think this is a small return carriage of the club. To show: not with us,” he is certain.
The time actually raises questions, because shortly before Sané’s move to star consultant Pini Zahavi had become public (you can read more about this here). The name Zahavi has a bad sound on Säbener Straße: Honorary President Uli Hoeneß once described him as “money -greedy Piranha” after the tough contract negotiations with David Alaba.
The new constellation also puts a lot to the test internally at Bayern. As the “Bild” reported on Monday, Bayern want Sané to decide within the next ten days whether he wants to stay in Munich or not. In addition, the existing offer should not be increased (you can read more about this here).
The responsible persons refer to a clear salary strategy: According to Sport1, no bonus payments for an extension are provided for players who sign a second or third contract with the German record champions. Joshua Kimmich was also affected. However, there are exceptions within the association: According to the report, Jamal Musiala and Alphonso Davies are said to have received premiums, contrary to the regulation.