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Compared with the 3-2 home win over Cologne and the first league win of the new season, the official announcement of the extension of Kimmich's contract the day after the match until June 30, 2025, is obviously more important for Bayern Munich's season and longer-term development. The Allianz Arena lit up with "JK6", while Kimmich signed in the center of the stadium in the presence of Chairman of the Board of Directors Kahn and Sport director Salihamidzic, as well as six trophies (trophy plates). After the news was released, Kahn and Sali accompanied Kimmich to the center of Munich and held a press conference on the renewal of the contract at the top of the "Bayern World".
Accompanied by Kahn and Salihamidzic, Kimmich completed a contract extension at the centre of the Allianz Arena.
Without a doubt, this is the most grand contract extension in Bayern's history, even more grand than the appearance of any heavyweight new signing in history. Bayern want to take this opportunity to send an important signal to the outside world - still have competitive ambitions under the epidemic, and also send a positive signal to Goretzka and Koman, two "difficult to renew contracts". However, on the occasion of the happy renewal of the contract of "Brother Chicken", his peer Sane was once again mercilessly booed by the fans of the Allianz Arena. As an outstanding representative of the "post-95 generation" of German football, Kimmich has long grown into the future captain of Bayern and Germany, but Sane is still the "rookie" who refuses to grow up.
Kimmich happily renewed his contract
In the club's official statement, Kimmich said that the first reason for his contract extension was "to enjoy passion at Bayern every day", he liked the team that could win everything, and he became good friends with many teammates, and found a reason to choose to play football in the first place: happiness.
At the press conference, Kimmich also introduced the factors of the contract extension in more detail, including the full package offered by the club, "Such a full package is not often found in Europe. "The so-called full package includes the competitive success that the club may achieve, generous personal treatment, and a work and living environment that makes Kimmich very comfortable. Kahn said confidently: "The full package we can offer him is very attractive for any top player internationally. ”
Nagelsman was an important factor in Kimmich's contract extension.
It has to be mentioned that this complete package also includes an unprecedented condition - stable coaching candidates. Bayern signed a five-year contract with the 34-year-old Nagelsmann this summer, which is an unprecedented move for a giant like Bayern who has never been diverted by the will of the coach, and an important symbol of bidding farewell to the "era of the two giants" led by Rummenigge and Hoeness. Since joining Bayern in the summer of 2015, Kimmich has experienced five managers including Guardiola, Ancelotti, Heynckes, Nico Kovac and Flick, and has never worked with a coach for two consecutive seasons. Changing managers so frequently is a serious insecurity for many players, including Kimmich.
But now it's different. Kahn and Sally gave Nagelsman unprecedented trust and patience, and Rummenigge or Hoeness (still on the supervisory board) would no longer dictate to it. In only the third official match of the team, The Coach suddenly changed into a three-centre-back, proving that he had a lot of freedom to play and would never be tied down by the top or the results like Kovac. Kimmich also said the coach "played an important role" in his decision to renew his contract.
This is Kimmich's third contract with Bayern. When he moved from academy club Stuttgart in the summer of 2015, he signed with Bayern until 30 June 2020. In early March 2018, he extended his contract until the summer of 2023. But unlike the past 2 signings, this time Kimmich did not hire an agent or consultant, but personally negotiated with the top and finally made a decision.
Unlike Lewandowski's contract extension at the beginning of the 2019/20 season or after Neuer's epidemic last year, Kimmich did not have any negative news during the renewal negotiations that he independently participated in, there was no public ridicule between the two sides of the game, and there was no inside story of the controversy that did not know which side deliberately poked the media. For players and clubs, this renewal can be said to be an example.
After the official announcement, Bayern held a press conference for Kimmich in the center of Munich.
As for why not hire an agent, Kimmich explained: "The last time I negotiated, I didn't feel perfect. In addition, he wanted to have all the information from start to finish during the negotiation process, rather than relying on "someone who casually made promises" to make a voice. So at the end of the negotiations, Kimmich "signed with a good feeling." With the completion of the contract extension of "Brother Chicken", many people believe that the possibility of Bayern reaching an agreement with Goretska, who has entered the "contract year", will increase greatly, because he is one of the "teammates who have become good friends" in Kimmich's mouth.
The salary is doubled, you love me
As we all know, in the context of the epidemic, Bayern has shown great restraint in the two most expensive things, transfer and contract renewal, and even cut the rope. But now, on the issue of Kimmich's contract extension, Bayern has proved that they can still happily provide financial conditions that match the high-level players, even if the salary increase is quite large. According to Sports Pictures magazine, Kimmich's original annual salary was around 10 million euros, and after the renewal doubled (including bonuses), it was basically on par with the main and vice-captains Neuer and Thomas Mueller, and the team was second only to Lewandowski.
The media also pointed out that the money problem is a major difficulty for Bayern to renew their contracts with players in recent times, such as Arabba and Koman, but the negotiations with Kimmich are different. As Kimmich himself said, the city of Munich, Bayern's chances of winning major events and Nagelsmann's prospects for a long career are the key factors. In other words, as long as the top level recognizes the competitive value of the player, a sharp salary increase is completely a matter of your own wishes; but if the top level does not approve, then the player's requirements will naturally be seen as excessive and out of touch with reality. Especially on the issue of Alaba's contract extension, Bayern has taken a tough stance that will never be blackmailed by players (and their agents). Once there is any doubt about the conditions for continued cooperation, Bayern will firmly endure the pain.
Sane's high salary gave Coman "ideas".
Of course, the situation that has caused the difficulty of contract renewal today, in addition to the epidemic or the factors that the players (agents) are too greedy, there is also a certain degree of self-blame. When Sally first brought in Lucas Hernandez and Leroy Sane, he not only spent a large transfer fee (termination fee), but also too cheerfully offered a high salary that affected the mood of other players, and the rumor that Lucas's annual salary was more than 20 million yuan was once spread in the dressing room, and Sane's annual salary was believed to be around 18 million. Coman, who is also a winger, of the same age and much more contributing than Sane (contract until 2023), currently earns less than $10 million a year. About two months ago, the German media disclosed that Comand's annual salary requirement was 12 million after tax, while Bayern's offer was only 13 million before tax, and the two sides were very different, so there has been no progress so far.
Sane was booed, and the chicken brother was angry
Sane's high salary not only affected the atmosphere in the dressing room, but also caused himself more and more trouble, because he has not yet made a transfer fee or 18 million annual salary level, and the situation is getting worse, even after Nagelsman took over from Flick. In the match against Cologne, he heard sporadic boos from the Allianz Arena stands at the end of the first half. After a direct free-kick at the edge of the penalty area was blocked by a wall, Sane made a series of mistakes, losing even the most simple close-range cross, so the boos grew louder and louder until he was replaced by Musiara after half-time. Shortly after the start of the second half, Bayern, who turned back to four, was assisted by Musiara Levan to break the deadlock. The 18-year-old Musiara seemed to use sharp breakthroughs and just the right pass to tell his senior Sane how to play.
The bad free kick made Sane hear boos from allianz fans.
It's not the first time that Allianz booed Sane. As early as this summer's European Championship group stage against Hungary, Sane, who rarely got a chance to start, was booed for his poor performance. In fact, if it were not for the epidemic that caused Allianz to be empty last season (or only allowed a very small number of fans to enter), these boos against Sane would have appeared earlier.
Sane's start at Bayern was actually quite impressive, in the 8-0 sweep of Schalke 04 in last season's Bundesliga opener, he contributed 1 goal and 2 assists to the parent team, and combined with Gnabry, who changed into the No. 7 shirt, recreating the classic "7-10 connection". After a brief injury break, Sane came back and scored a "Robben-style long-range shot" off the bench against Eintracht Frankfurt. Later in a 3-2 away win over Borussia Dortmund's national derby, he again came off the bench to score. At least in terms of offense or assist contribution, Sane has done his homework. It's just that in terms of no-ball and defense, he has not been criticized by Flick from the beginning.
As a result, after the halfway point of the season, when Sane's no-ball attitude improved, his performance with the ball became worse and worse, and his confidence also fell into a trough. Especially in the two legs of the Champions League quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain, instead of taking advantage of the opportunity of the lack of a major general in the front, he was reduced to the object of complaint by the majority of fans because of a series of completely unbridled shots and passes. So when it came to the European Championship, he was snatched away from the main position by the returning Muller, and it is not difficult to understand.
Will Sane's booing at Allianz become the norm?
With Nagelsman succeeding Flick, fans are pinning their hopes on The Coach to save Sane. But after 3 games in the new season, Sane is still the same Sane in the second half of last season, and his performance has not improved in the slightest. In the first half with Cologne, he played as a right-winger in the new formation of 3421, but this new position did not help him out of the predicament. In response to the booing of The audience to Sane, the coach made a euphemistic criticism, "I think the fans should support the players, which is important to me. There's not a player in the world who doesn't want to perform the best and play a great game. ”
Compared with the coach, Kimmich expressed his dissatisfaction more bluntly, "What happened yesterday is not only unfortunate, I think it is really rude and unpleasant. Salihamidzic said: "We always expect our players to have the support of the fans. Of course, if we don't play well, the audience can express dissatisfaction. But we're a group, we're a team, and we can't let someone get booed at the Allianz Arena. That's not okay, and we don't want that. Our fans have to support our players. ”
Replacing Musiara in Place of Sane, He assisted Levan to open the scoring.
Bayern fans who boo Sane need to self-examine, but it is of course Sane himself who needs to review it. While Kimmich has grown into an absolute leader in both Bayern and Germany, becoming a recognized future captain, Sane, who is also a representative of the "post-95 generation" with Kimmich and is recognized as a more talented person, has stopped moving, and now even some of his signature skills are deteriorating. Whether at Bayern or the national team, Sane has been squeezed out of the main squad, repeatedly failing to live up to the expectations of his coaches and senior management. The Bayern no. 10 shirt worn on him became heavier. Marshal Na Shuai, who once said that "Leroy has superior strength", can he really save him? Can The first round of the German Cup against Tier 5 side Bremen SV on Wednesday night bring Sane back a sense of feeling and confidence?
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