Leroy Sané is approaching Säbener Straße, where FC Bayern is based. The winger should already be in Munich for the medical check and then sign the completed five-year contract. If one believes media reports, the 24-year-old should earn just under 20 million euros from Munich and cost about 50 million euros in transfer fees. The Bavarians benefit from the fall in prices caused by the corona crisis. A year ago, when there were initial considerations to sign Sané, it should have cost more than 100 million. Seen in this way, the transfer of the attacker is a real bargain.
For Hasan Salihamidzic, the Sané coup meant an enjoyable first working day as Bayern’s new sports director. And he fulfilled coach Hansi Flick’s great wish. The coach, who was already thinking on Wednesday at the cup final in Berlin against Bayer Leverkusen, had repeatedly pointed to the bottleneck in the squad. The outer webs were a critical point. It would be “good to have a bit more breadth in quality,” said Flick. “I think that speed would also do us good to add fuel.”
Tuchel regrets leaving Kouassi
With the Sané commitment, the Bavarians have made their royal transfer. It is said to be an important building block for the new “Bavaria era”, as Uli Hoeneß put it. Hoeneß naturally alluded to the time of Franck Ribéry and Arjen Robben, who had shaped the FC Bayern team for over a decade. In addition to Serge Gnabry and Kingsley Coman, the Munich team now has a top trio on the outer lanes, which are believed to have the same capabilities as “Robbery”. Ivan Perisic may be signed longer after lending with Inter Milan.
In addition, with the current transfer planning, the Bayern bosses rely on the “Sustainability” course promoted by CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. In addition to stars, one also had to “get players like Alphonso Davies to FC Bayern”, was a requirement.
This fits in with the commitment of the young French talent Tanguy Kouassi from Paris Saint-Germain. That he is a promising player can be seen in the reaction of PSG trainer Thomas Tuchel, who complained about the 18-year-old’s departure: “He was really a key player at the age of 17, 18. I can’t understand it. I I’m sad, but that’s the way it is, “said Tuchel. It’s similar in Munich: “In our eyes, he’s one of the greatest talents in Europe,” said Salihamidzic. “We are sure that he will have a great career with us and is an absolute reinforcement.”
The future of Thiiago and Alaba remains open
The third signing so far is the Schalke keeper Alexander Nübel, who became known in the winter and at the time had caused unrest at Schalke as well as at Bayern, because it is not entirely clear what role Nübel will play alongside Manuel Neuer.
After the contract extensions of Captain Neuer, Thomas Müller (each until 2023) and season climber Alphonso Davies (until 2025), the team of the future takes on concrete forms. Nevertheless, the future board member Oliver Kahn warned: “It is a time when you have to act very carefully economically.” Translated this means that the access of Leverkusen Kai Havertz after a Sané transfer is less likely.
The project squad planning is not complete: the future of the top performers David Alaba and Thiago has not been clarified. Flick absolutely wants to keep the players. “I only know that the club is fighting incredibly for him, that everyone – from coaches to the executive committee to the supervisory board – everyone wants David to stay in Munich,” said Hoeneß about the Alaba personnel on BR television.
Sources: DPA, “Süddeutsche Zeitung”, “Kicker”
