FC Bayern Munich apparently also has Cengiz Ünder from AS Rome and Benjamin Henrichs from AS Monaco on the label. Today the preparation for the coming season begins. Thiago announces a lot of work. Here you can find all news and rumours about FC Bayern.
According to the kicker, FC Bayern Munich is interested in Cengiz Ünder from AS Roma. The 21-year-old Ünder and the 22-year-old Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco) are supposed to be a topic for complementary and perspective roles in the squad. While Ünder can play on both wing positions left and right as well as centrally behind Robert Lewandowski, Henrichs convinced as left defender at the U21 European Championship.
Already in October 2018 there had been rumours about Ünder and the German record champion. “They are watching him closely,” said Seyit Mehmet Özkan, president of Ünders ex-club Altinordu. Ünder is still under contract until 2022 in Rome, but has a changeable season with many setbacks and injuries behind him.
Henrichs’ season in Monaco was also mixed. The German right-back had moved from Leverkusen to Ligue 1 in 2018, but had a hard time getting into playing time in 2018/19. Especially in the second half of the season he often stayed on the bench. At the U21 European Championship in Italy, however, he played consistently and was voted into the top eleven of the tournament by UEFA. Henrich’s contract runs until 2023, at FC Bayern he could be an issue left and right in the chain of four.
FC Bayern Munich starts today with the preparation for the 2019/20 season. Coach Niko Kovac invites you to the first public training session at the Säbener Straße at 5 pm. Lucas Hernandez will be presented as newcomer at 2 p.m., the corresponding press conference from the Allianz Arena will accompany SOCCERSCORE in the Tagesticker.
Newcomer Benjamin Pavard, like many other national players, will not yet be in Munich. Accordingly, the training of the Bayern professionals, who currently represent only a small group anyway, will be filled with numerous youth and amateur players.
Bayern Munich’s midfielder Thiago commented on his expectations for the coming season, stressing the difficulty of the upheaval and the departure of many players. “Our ambition must be to improve everywhere. You know that there are a lot of big teams in Europe and only one team can win the Champions League in the end,” the Spaniard said in conversation with the picture.
“It’s an upheaval in which very important players are leaving the club,” Thiago said about the farewells of Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben, Mats Hummels and James Rodriguez, saying it could be “a difficult year. According to Thiago, this is particularly due to the fact that BVB ‘always wants to be at the same level as Bavaria’.
Accordingly, transfers would not be bad in Munich either, suggested Thiago. For example, Ousmane Dembele of his former club FC Barcelona, whom Thiago described as a “great player”. The same goes for Leroy Sane: “Great players are welcome because we are a fantastic troupe.”
According to kicker, FC Bayern Munich has still not received any offers for Jerome Boateng. Despite Mats Hummels’ farewell, the centre-back is considered a potential strike candidate, but will attend the record champions’ training session for the time being. Meanwhile Renato Sanches is to be asked whether the Portuguese midfield jewel will actually leave the club, but it has not yet been decided.
If Boateng and Sanches stay with FC Bayern, only one transfer is left, according to kicker. According to the magazine, the Bavarians want to start the season with 18 field players, currently 17 are in the squad. Such an executive size would be particularly beneficial for the promotion of one’s own talents.
Anyway, according to the report, FC Bayern wants to concentrate more on players with development potential in the future. One of them is already here: Alphonso Davies, who is signed in winter, is probably not seen as an offensive wingman. According to the kicker, he is to be built up primarily as a left back.
