FC Bayern has increased its defensive personnel and is bringing Eric Dier from Tottenham Hotspur to Munich.
Now also conducting the defense in Munich: Eric Dier. IMAGO/PA Images
In the current season, Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel has had to try one or two defensive experiments and has repeatedly called for corrections in this part of the team in the winter transfer phase.
The coach has now been heard by those responsible in Munich: As was virtually confirmed on Thursday morning, the German record champions are bringing in Eric Dier, a hardened and experienced defender from the Premier League. In Munich he signed a loan contract until the end of the season, and a purchase option for another year was also agreed. Dier receives shirt number 15 for the record champions.
“We are happy that we were able to sign Eric Dier,” sports director Christoph Freund was quoted as saying in a club statement: “He has played a role in our considerations for this transfer period for a long time. Eric will be a valuable part of our defense. His sporting abilities and “His international experience will help the team both on the pitch and in the dressing room.”
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The 29-year-old Englishman has been part of Tottenham Hotspur’s inventory in recent years and has played 329 competitive games (twelve goals) for the Londoners. In addition, since his international debut in November 2015, there have been 49 games for the Three Lions in which the 1.88 meter tall and 86 kilo heavy Dier scored three times.
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The player revealed that his move was “a dream come true because even as a child you want to play for clubs like FC Bayern one day. FC Bayern is one of the biggest clubs in the world and has an incredible history.” He himself would like to “help his new team with my versatility in defense” and he is also looking forward to “the fans in the Allianz Arena, which in my opinion is one of the most beautiful stadiums in the world.”
At Tottenham, Dier played primarily in the central defense, sometimes in a back three, but he has also gained a lot of experience in a back four. His last appearance for Spurs, for whom he only appeared four times in the Premier League in the current round under new coach Ange Postecoglou, came on the last day of 2023 in a 3-1 win against Bournemouth with a seven-minute brief appearance.
Training at Sporting – reunion with Kane
Dier, who received his football training at Sporting Lisbon and made his professional debut for the Portuguese club in the summer of 2012, will meet his long-time Spurs colleague Harry Kane again in Munich. With Munich’s top scorer, he also experienced his previous sporting highlight: the 2019 Champions League final in Madrid, which Tottenham lost 2-0 to Liverpool FC.
With Dier, Tuchel now has several nominal options in the defensive center, as he has three experienced central defenders at his disposal in Matthijs de Ligt, Dayot Upamecano and Min-Jae Kim (currently at the Asian Cup) as well as a talent in Tarek Buchmann Hindquarters.
2024-01-11 19:56:06
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