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Guest appearance in Rotterdam: DFB star has to go to the bench
Updated 01/22/2025 – 8:05 p.mReading time: 17 mins.
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Wednesday, January 22, 2025
With midfielder Leon Goretzka in the starting line-up, FC Bayern wants to take a decisive step towards direct entry into the round of 16 on matchday 7 of the Champions League group phase. The long-time German national player will play in the center of midfield next to Joshua Kimmich during the guest appearance in Rotterdam.
Bayern Munich can probably rely on Josip Stanisic again in the home game against VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday (3:30 p.m. in the t-online live ticker). “I assume that we have him back in the squad, that is very positive for us. But he is one of the boys who had no preparation, he needs patience,” said coach Vincent Kompany on Friday.
Stanisic was loaned out to double winners Bayer Leverkusen last season and since his return has only played in the first round of the cup at second division club SSV Ulm (4-0). Since then, the 24-year-old right-back has been out due to a torn lateral ligament in his right knee and, most recently, a strain.
Kompany can also plan with midfielder João Palhinha again soon. The Portuguese international was partially integrated again on Friday afternoon in the German record champions’ final training session for the Wolfsburg game.
He tore his adductor muscles (right) while playing for the national team last November and has been out since then. Bayern’s duel with Wolves will be the eleventh competitive game that the summer purchase will miss due to this injury.
Will the Munich team soon get another BVB professional? According to information from “Bild”, the record champions have contacted Jamie Gittens’ advisors. The 20-year-old winger, who moved from Manchester City to BVB’s youth team in 2019, has attracted attention with strong performances this season and is Dortmund’s best and most valuable player. Read more about this here.
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Sports director Max Eberl is keeping a low profile, but FC Bayern is reportedly working on an immediate commitment to the talented goalkeeper Jonas Urbig (21) from second division leaders 1. FC Köln. Several media outlets report this unanimously; Sky first reported this on Wednesday evening. The clubs are still in concrete negotiations about a transfer during the winter break, and U21 national goalkeeper Urbig could become by far the most expensive second division goalkeeper.
However, Eberl indirectly declared a change in the winter to be unlikely. “If there’s something to announce, then we’ll announce it,” he said after Munich’s 5-0 win in the Bundesliga against TSG Hoffenheim and emphasized several times: “Our squad is very well positioned in terms of quality and quantity,” he doesn’t think that “something will happen” by the end of the transfer deadline.