National player Jonathan Tah wants to grow to FC Bayern as a footballer and also as a personality in Munich after moving with a one -year delay from Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
The 29-year-old feels “ready” right on Sunday (6:00 p.m./Sat.1. And DAZN) at the start of the club World Cup in Cincinnati against Auckland City for the first time in the Bavaria jersey.
“I said yes last year because I had a positive feeling,” said the defender for the decision Pro Bayern. At that time, however, the German record champion and Leverkusen could not agree on the transfer fee. This summer Tah was able to change the club free of charge.
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This time it was also a topic to move to FC Barcelona with ex-national coach Hansi Flick. “It makes no sense to talk about other clubs,” Tah said after his arrival in Orlando and the first training session at Bayern.
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“Of course it was a bit more open. I dealt with a lot of topics. I looked at what was best for me – and that’s FC Bayern Munich,” said Tah.
Bavaria’s sports director Christoph Friends called Tah “an absolute dream player”. Talks were held last year, the Austrian reported: “It’s no secret.” Tah should give the Munich defense more stability as a manager.
“The claim here is greater”
It is a big step that he was going to move from Leverkusen to Munich, he said: “The claim here is greater. I was ten years in the same place, in the same club, about which I can only say good. But now I had to get out of this comfort zone. There will be a lot of challenges, but I feel ready for it.”