Guardiola wanted him and Jogi Löw ignored him for years despite top performances. Then came late DFB luck for Philipp Max. But he has now reached a personal low point. What happens next for him is completely unclear. Is he now even realizing his last career dream?
Things have become quiet about Philipp Max. At least in this country, in the past year and a half there has hardly been any talk of a player who was once considered a great hope for the German national team and who prepared over 80 goals in his career.
But into this silence burst a press release from his employer, Panathinaikos Athens, which announced that it was no longer Max’s employer. The contract, which runs until 2027, was terminated, Max was shown the door and sent looking for a club at the age of 32. The low point of a career that initially took a very promising course after youth stints at FC Bayern and Schalke 04.
