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No protest – Bayern in the Champions League without away fans
FC Bayern Munich will not protest against the exclusion of its fans from the next Champions League away game. The Munich team therefore accepts a penalty from the European Football Union (Uefa), as they announced on Tuesday.
After some Bayern supporters set off pyrotechnics and threw objects in the round of 16 at Lazio Rome once again in this premier class season, Bayern were given this penalty. The German record champions will not be issuing any tickets to their fans for the away game of the quarter-finals, which will be drawn on Friday.
“We have to accept the punishment. Not only were pyrotechnics set off in the stands, but also targeted shots were fired onto the pitch, which put bystanders in immediate danger,” said Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen. “The fact that we now have to do without the support of our own fans away from home hits us very hard.”
Report: FC Bayern wants to extend the contract with Alphonso Davies
FC Bayern has probably not yet given up on a possible contract extension with defender Alphonso Davies. As the TV channel Sky reports, the new sports director Max Eberl and sports director Christoph Freund want to meet with the Davies side this week.
According to the report, the Munich-based company is offering the 23-year-old a contract until 2029 with an annual salary of around 11 to 13 million euros. Davies is said to be demanding around 20 million euros per year. A sum that Bayern are apparently not prepared to pay.
Recently there were reports that Davies had verbally agreed to a change with Real Madrid. However, Davies’ agent denied this. His contract in Munich runs until summer 2025.
No return action? Ex-Bayern will be out for weeks
Former Bayern striker Joshua Zirkzee was injured in his club FC Bologna’s Serie A game against Inter Milan at the weekend. Now there is certainty about how long he will be out. “The examinations that Joshua Zirkzee underwent this morning revealed a first-degree injury to his left hamstring, which is expected to last three to four weeks,” the club said.
This could also be relevant for Bavaria. Because the record champions have a right to buy back the Dutchman, who moved to Bologna for 8.5 million euros in the summer of 2022.
Due to Zirkzee’s good performance this season, Bayern’s supervisory board member Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, among others, speculated about a return campaign for the 22-year-old in an interview with the Italian “Gazzetta dello Sport” during the week. This season Zirkzee scored ten goals in 27 league games for Bologna.
Bayern star comments on his future
Dayot Upamecano is not thinking about saying goodbye to FC Bayern next summer. “No, not at all,” said the French central defender to “Kicker”. “I have a contract until 2026, I feel good – in the club and with my teammates. I want to stay here at FC Bayern and will keep pushing.”
The German record champions probably want to initiate a personnel change in the squad in the summer. Eric Dier and Matthijs de Ligt were recently placed in the center of defense, while Upamecano was only on the bench in the recent 8-1 win against FSV Mainz 05. The 25-year-old takes it easy that there is speculation about his future.