2024-07-16 14:40:57
FC Bayern Munich is the most successful football club in Germany. In our news ticker you will find all the important news about the record champions.
Bayern Munich’s sporting director Christoph Freund did not want to comment further on the many speculations about possible arrivals and departures at the record champions. “We cannot rule out that something else will happen and that one or two players could leave the club. But there is no new status. We will see what the next few weeks bring,” Freund said succinctly on Tuesday.
There is also “not much to say” about Dutchman Xavi Simons, who is being talked about as a potential transfer, said Freund. Nevertheless, he was enthusiastic about the offensive player. Simons is a “very good player who played a very good European Championship and developed very well in Leipzig. He will have a very good career, at the highest level.”
Basically, FC Bayern are “very happy that we have already been able to make three transfers. They were absolutely dream transfers. We are very well positioned in terms of the squad. It is very important that we have perfected a few things very early on and that we do not come under pressure,” emphasised Freud. According to Freund, there have been talks with Alphonso Davies, whose contract expires in 2025, “which have not yet led to an agreement. The door is not closed. He is now entering the last year of his contract, then we will see.”
Sporting director Christoph Freund has high hopes for new signing Hiroki Itō at FC Bayern. With him, they have signed “a very strong and versatile defensive player. He has a strong left foot and can play both as a center back and as a full back,” said Freund at Ito’s presentation on Tuesday morning in Munich. Ito is “a great, very open guy” who has developed excellently in recent years. Freund is “convinced that he has not yet reached his limit. We are very happy that he is with us.”
The Japanese himself said at his presentation: “I am not a typical Japanese, but I will try to make my contribution with a lot of hard work. That is a typical Japanese mentality.” Ito is 1.88 meters tall and is expected to strengthen the record champions’ defense. Last season he surprisingly finished runner-up with VfB Stuttgart.
FC Bayern has found its new head coach in Vincent Kompany. The search took months, and several candidates turned down the offer. The Belgian is expected to use his experience as a top-level footballer to lead the club back to its former glory and dominance. However, Kompany has comparatively little experience as a coach, having only worked for the Belgian first division club RSC Anderlecht and the English FC Burnley. Kompany is therefore considered a risky solution.
As the “Kicker” reports, the club is also keeping an eye on coaches such as Sebastian Hoeneß (VfB Stuttgart) or Xabi Alonso (Bayer Leverkusen), who could probably be available after the coming season. Just like Jürgen Klopp, who wants to take at least a year off since his resignation from Liverpool. In reference to the successful German coach, the “Kicker” also quoted an unnamed member of Bayern’s management team: “There are only two coaches we would take blindly. And those are Guardiola and Klopp.”