And less than two weeks before the end of the transfer period, in the middle of the negotiations around Christopher Nkunku (FC Chelsea) for a firm transfer. Despite the many savings of the expensive salaries by Thomas Müller, Leroy Sané or Kingsley Coman, Eberl is not allowed to buy players. Because if Uli Hoeneß advocates something, FC Bayern is less a suggestion, but more a requirement.
According to the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”, Eberl and sports director Christoph Freund are said to have reacted in a surprise. After all, they would have met the requirements, saved salary and reduced the squad. It is an unplanned course turn that it should only be borrowed.
On Thursday, Eberl tried to answer the questions of journalists professionally at the press conference on this topic. But he couldn’t really hide the fact that the work was made much more difficult for him. “Now it is the task of making a loan. We have to accept,” said the 51-year-old. “We have to become creative now. It is honestly not an easy task on the market.”
Because according to the TV broadcaster Sky, Chelsea has no interest in lending Christopher Nkunku. And if so, then only with obligation to buy. Olympique Lyon, Malick Fofana, according to which FC Bayern reports, has reported to only make a fixed transfer, according to the newspaper “Le Progrès”.
Eberl is aware of this and knows what will come up to him in the days until the “Deadline Day” on September 1st. But he wanted to keep his thoughts to himself. “I don’t want to talk about my feelings. We have a task that I want to solve it,” he commented on the question of a journalist. The somewhat annoyed Eberl also showed a bit of gallows humor when the name Nick Woltemade fell again: “The stand is, I think it is off the table. No idea what happens until September 1st. Maybe Stuttgart borrowed it again. We can borrow.”