The cold winter moon has passed, waiting for the spring season to bloom, but Bavaria's "ice and snow" does not seem to have melted, just like bayern's current embarrassment in the transfer market.
After this winter window, the lineup itself is difficult to protect?
For example, the ice and snow in South Germany, affected by the global economic downturn, the player trading market has no "rising tide" of hundreds of millions of yuan transactions, tens of millions of transfers are enough to attract attention.
Knowing that the club's relatively tight earnings and finances, coupled with Bayern's deep contract renewal crisis since last year, fans are not too hopeful that the "South King" can "call the wind and rain" in the transfer market this winter. The team's reinforcements have focused only on visa-free reinforcements and are committed to completing the renewal of existing members. To be able to keep the situation of "peace and quiet" is also to be satisfied.
However, Bayern's window period is not "calm", and it seems that "the will" to complete a series of contract extensions and protect the integrity of the existing team structure seems to be impossible to achieve. After a winter window, Bayern seem to have become more "self-defeating".
Since Alaba and others left Bayern, Bayern's internal contract renewal has become a "big difficulty", and it is difficult to complete the renewal of Goretzka, Kimisi and Koeman this season, and the other players have fallen into "retardation". Bayern were eager to sign new contracts with the likes of Levan, Müller, Neuer and Gnabry, but were delayed.
According to the analysis of major media, the possibility of Gnabry's departure is not very large, and the players themselves tend to stay, but the outstanding salary and treatment issues, the high salary of Koman Levan and others above 15 million euros and the current salary level in the team, so that Gnabry's new contract with Bayern is not successful, and there is no guarantee that the renewal is foolproof.
Bayern executives have more than once expressed in public the desire for Levan and Müller to hang up their boots at Bayern. But the two who are about to reach their peak years can still not be sure whether they can "start and end well" in Bavaria. In the previous stage, the "wind noise" from Bayern and Haaland and others had just "ended", and last week there was news in Munich that "Levan may seek a transfer this summer" and "Real Madrid and other teams still keep an eye on".
In the midfield position where the team's competition pressure is the most, the "natural choice" Toliso, who has been deeply affected by the long-term deep injury, has heard the "gossip" of leaving the team when his contract is about to expire because of his unsafe attendance and the unstable state of "sneaking number at key moments". While the Frenchman has performed well in recent matches, there have also been news that "Kahn and The Coach are hoping to keep Tolisso" and "Bayern winter window let go" scandalous object - Borussia Borussia Möncheng's midfielder Zakaria. But as things stand, the likelihood of the France international leaving Bayern for freedom continues to rise, and the players themselves are leaning towards a free leave after the summer contract expires.
Wave after wave of unevenness, Bayern's contract extension with the midfield has not yet been completed, and the backfield has wafted "wolf smoke".
On February 8, Bayern's opponent Dortmund in the Bundesliga officially announced: Dortmund has waived the visa, and the 26-year-old German international Jules, who is still playing for Bayern Munich! Bayern once again "free to send" the general.
Is Bayern no longer a market "excavator"?
"Financially not rich can not buy the big general, the team talent is also free to give to competitors" This is Bayern's second "passive leakage" since Alaba was exempted from signing by Real Madrid.
Once Bayern has always occupied a certain share of the European trading market because of its strong attractiveness, and in the domestic market, it has been jokingly called "excavator" by fans because of its "cheap" or "free" "pinch".
Not bad! We should admit that many of bayern's big players are the result of the team's small cost or free of charge. This has made Bayern bear the "bad name" of "excavator", and also let the Bundesliga bear the "ambiguity" of "Bayern's back garden". At the same time, Bayern's "one acre and three points" is also very good! As long as Bayern did not want to let go of people, they could hardly go, such as Ribery and Levan.
But this situation seems to be in vain in the last year! Bayern have repeatedly lost talent in terms of transfers, such as Alaba, Thiago, Jules and even manager Frick, who have abandoned the club. In terms of reinforcements, Bayern's digging ability is still there, but it is not worthy of the original "excavator" title! Domestic clubs always guard against Bayern to avoid being poached by their concessions or free of charge, so that Bayern has no big bargain in the country. Since Bayern came to Nubel from Schalke 04 visa-free, Bayern have not taken advantage of other big moves in the domestic market! At the very least, it cost a lot of money to get it, and bayern spent about 82 million euros more than the Leipzig manager + captain + center-back in the summer. Other bundesliga clubs would rather be poached by other league clubs than sell to Bayern cheaply! The helpless "King of the South" had to change his way, and instead retrieved a group of "little demons" from abroad and then "upgraded the monster".
In fact, Jules' departure from Bayern also released a signal from the other side, that is, the new Bayern top management adopted a slight difference in the way of negotiation and contract renewal.
In fact, Jules is currently a member of the Bayern team who is under insufficient conditions to "run away from home". He made his debut at Hoffenheim and Bayern's current manager, Nagelsmann, is almost his initiation mentor. Just like Bayern packed him and Rudy from Huo Village at a low price to shock Na Shuai, Jules' farewell this time also made Na Shuai feel angry! Of course, his injuries, health and caution still exist (such as the second cruciate ligament tear in 2019, continuous overweight, etc.) But his career so far: 213 Bundesliga games, 12 goals + 6 assists, 32 Champions League appearances and 37 appearances in the national team are still remarkable. When he just joined, he squeezed out Humei and Boateng, firmly occupied a main center-back for Bayern, and won the 2020 Champions League with the team, and its strength and credit cannot be underestimated. This season, Jules has made a total of 19 appearances for the team, and in the absence of a major general in the Bayern backline, Jules has also made many cameo appearances as full-backs in addition to the town defenders to relieve the urgent needs in the team.
Bayern's current backline is not well stocked, and it is not smart to let Gole go at this time. This shows that the club has made certain operational errors in handling the problem of its renewal.
It is reported that There are two main factors for Jules to leave Bayern: one is salary! The other is "emotional respect" that is strikingly similar to the reason for Frick's departure.
"Man dies for money and birds die for eating". In terms of salary, the media has been spraying Julle before! There's nothing wrong with him wanting a high salary, but it's worth koeman's $15 million salary, which is really unreasonable. But with Jules' annual salary at Dort was exposed to be only 8 million-10 million euros, not too much higher than Bayern, this seems to make people think about the back of their heads!? Maybe Jules is just looking at "face"?
First of all, Bayern Jules' salary is "not ranked" in the team, which may make him dissatisfied with his position in the team. At Dortmund, Jules' current salary level is the second highest in the Dortmund team, after captain Reuss.
Secondly, according to the reporter's disclosure, when Jules intended to renew his contract with Bayern, Bayern offered him a contract with an annual salary of less than 10 million euros, and it was not active. In order to prevent the failure of the contract extension, Sully's replacement for potential substitutes - Chelsea double centre-backs Christensen and Rudiger , offered an annual salary of more than 10 million euros and was more "enthusiastic". This made Jules feel very "unhappy" and chose to leave Bayern under the "gamble".
"A soldier dies for a confidant", since Sully became the head of sports, Bayern has suffered a loss in this regard not once. Although Bayern President Heina has been playing round for Jules' departure in an interview, it is reported that "I feel that I have not been taken seriously in this renewal", which is a huge incentive for Jules to choose to leave!
This all has something to do with the way the club handles it, and Sully's actions do lack "love". On the one hand, he is eager to find a replacement for Jules and is willing to pay a high salary! On the other hand, the renewal of Jules is not in a hurry, and the contract is sent near the end of the contract, and the price has not yet satisfied the other party, which naturally makes Jule dissatisfied. Judging from the news that he "rejected 3 high-paying offers from the Premier League or Serie A" and "did not want to leave the Bundesliga and chose Dortmund", all this may be true.
"Bayern's loss of Jules will be a major failure at their competitive level"! This is Harman's assessment. However, with Jules gone, Bayern may face an embarrassing record next season: for the first time since the 1965-66 season, Bayern will not have a single German international in the backline. This is a huge contrast to the "almost backline translation of the national team" a few years ago.
In fact, Bayern's excavation ability is still there, otherwise it would not have excavated excellent supplementary talents from within the Bundesliga, but its "excavator" ability and retention ability are indeed not as good as in the past. Bayern can still get "discounts" from other clubs, and other clubs can also dig up some "cheap" at Bayern. Clubs must find another way to rely on the previous ability to catch players by attraction + "privilege" alone, and to get huge offers or even dig for free.
It is reported that Bayern is currently open to the introduction of a playoff mode in the Bundesliga! Perhaps Bayern have recognized some of the disadvantages of their situation and will take the initiative to acquire more new ways to explore.
Dort dug bayern for the first time in a decade
The matter of Jules joining the "enemy camp" was already in the woods, and when his Bayern teammates heard that he had transferred to Dortmund, they were very surprised. And the media and fans listened to it, and felt more "interesting"! Because, this transfer can be said to have turned history around! Bayern players were poached by Dortmund, a rare scene in more than a decade.
Bayern have been in the lead in the trade battle with Dortmund since 2013! In the 13-14 season, Bayern poached the "talented teenager" Götze from Dortmund for 37 million euros, and a few years later sold the "jealous talent" for 22 million euros.
In the 2014-15 season, Bayern waived the current world footballer Levandowski from Dortmund! And has been using it ever since!
In the 2016-17 season, Bayern took Hummels from Dort for another 35 million euros, and sold another 30.5 million euros to the Hornets 2 years later. All of this led directly to the dismemberment of the "Bumblebee" youth storm that Klopp had been operating for many years.
This time, Dort turned around and poached Bayern, which can be said to be the first time that the Hornets have taken advantage of the "trade" with Bayern in recent years! It can be described as "narrow road for wrongdoers".
The future of bayern goalkeepers
Bayern was discouraged in the trading market, and the injury also poured salt on the wounds of the "King of the South".
On Sunday night, Bayern couldn't send a message that surprised the fans after just finishing their match against Leipzig! That is: Neuer underwent knee surgery after the game or will be absent for four to six weeks.
Neuer's surgery was on the medial meniscus of the right knee! This is worrying! Because Bayern will soon usher in the Champions League knockout round in the middle of this month, against the "dark horse" Red Bull Salzburg, which cannot be underestimated!
It is reported that Neuer's injury has been around since last December, but due to the small impact, the team and players decided to treat conservatively, missing the rare postoperative recovery time during the winter break. It wasn't until recent weeks, when Neuer reacted to his right knee during matches and training, that he decided to operate. This means that Bayern will be guarded by second goalkeeper Ulreich or even third goalkeeper in the next 1-2 months, as Ulreich seems to be affected by the new crown.
This situation seems to be very similar to Bayern's 2017-2018 season, but some media analysis pointed out that although Ulreich's overall performance in that season was good, Bayern had a 77% win rate in the games that Neuer was able to play, and its winning rate in the games it missed in the same period was only a pitiful 46%! No wonder Bayern fans always joke that Bayern is a "daddy" in the frontcourt and a "daddy" in the backcourt. Because only Neuer's "goalkeeper" tactics are appropriate, Bayern's high pressure can work.
Such a dilemma is reminiscent of Nubert. Nubert, who joined Bayern as Neuer's successor in 2020, has had few opportunities in the last two seasons due to Neuer's excellent performances. Although the Bayern captain has turned 36 this year, due to his consistent high level of competition, Nubel has had to release Monaco at the beginning of this season to "train, lease for two seasons, and return to be determined." However, according to previous media sources, Nubel's loan contract, in the case of Neuer's injury, has early termination conditions.
At the same time, Neuer's injury has once again given Bayern a wake-up call, although Neuer is in a brave state, but the search for a successor for him must not be "out of plan". Recall that In 2008, Kahn, who was also the captain of Germany and Bayern, announced his retirement after a few years of similar age. In the season before Kahn retired, he was also able to deliver 42 Bundesliga appearances and 17 clean sheets.
Tomorrow night, Bayern will take on Bochum away and will face Red Bull Salzburg in midweek in the champions league 1/8.
Although Bochum's current performance in the Bundesliga is not superior, Salzburg is also a dark horse. However, Bayern, which has experienced major changes in personnel and injuries, still has the problems of "unstable hearts" and "many people missing", such as Neuer, Muscia, Goretzka and Davis are still unable to play. Can Bayern play the waves in the wind!? This will be the biggest challenge that "Nan Da Wang" will face next week!
(Yingbao'er)