Last season, Bayern Munich came very close to disaster. After appointing Thomas Tuchel at the head of the team to achieve the Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup treble, the Bavarian team almost had a white season. It took Borussia Dortmund a hole on the final day to see Bayern finish with the title of German Champion. But the emblematic German club quickly understood that it had to start a revolution and in particular by strengthening itself considerably on the transfer market. Since the start of the transfer window, rumors have intensified on the side of Bayern Munich. Present this Saturday at a press conference, Thomas Tuchel played the game and answered all the questions.
The former Chelsea manager was first asked about the surprise departure of Lucas Hernandez. The French international joined PSG when Bayern Munich did not particularly want to part with him. “I really appreciate Lucas, after his injury he left a big void with Manuel Neuer. When a player makes it clear that they want to leave and have a lucrative offer, and we believe we have an alternative that fills that gap, we accept. We want to replace Hernández and it’s no big secret who that should be (Editor’s note: Kim Min-jae), but I won’t name the name now because it sometimes doesn’t help in negotiations. We will try to announce that in the next few dayshe first confided.
The club does not count on Sadio Mané
Two other players in the squad are announced on departure. The first is called Benjamin Pavard. The French would be tracked by Manchester City in the event of Kyle Walker’s departure. And Thomas Tuchel confirms that the player has desires elsewhere. “We have a lot of right-backs on paper. Pavard also plays very well as a central defender. Mazraoui is a very good right-back who sometimes gives his opinion, but that’s fine. He’s a very good player. Pavard expressed his desire to leave. It’s known. We’ll see”he said before also discussing the rumors about Leon Goreztka. “As we saw with Lucas Hernández, players can have different plans. But so far I haven’t heard that from Leon. There is a lot of competition. All the midfielders are here and want to know the coach’s plans. It’s still early in the transfer window.”
If the Bavarian management does not seem to want to part with Leon Goretzka, it has on the other hand expressed its desire to push Sadio Mané towards the exit. Arrived last summer, the Senegalese had a difficult season marked by his altercation with Leroy Sané. Thomas Tuchel obviously no longer counts on him as he explained. “Sadio failed to live up to expectations last season. The competitive situation is extremely high for him. We have a constellation that makes things very difficult for Sadio. The player knows it too. I know his opinion, he knows my opinion and that of the club. He has a contract and wants to stay. And we respect that. But it’s only the first day of training and a lot can happen in football.”
Bayern Munich still dream of Harry Kane
Finally, the former PSG coach could not dodge questions about a possible arrival of Harry Kane. The Tottenham star wants to leave his club and Bayern Munich, in search of an international class number 9, is pushing to afford him. Negotiations are continuing with Spurs management. “For Kane? I have a very boring answer: I don’t comment on players who are not with us. It is well known that we are looking for a #9. If we find someone who fits, then we all go. If we don’t find anyone, we are happy with our team. But we need more patience.”ended up dropping Thomas Tuchel before also mentioning the Declan Rice track.
Priority of the coach in the middle, the English international finally went to Arsenal against 122 million euros. “It could have been an interesting addition to have a player with his character in the squad. He’s a good player and he went to a good club. He has a profile that I don’t think we have in the team. It would have been interesting to have it”. Thomas Tuchel is therefore on all fronts at the start of the transfer window and hopes that his team will be competitive enough this year to achieve the hat-trick so coveted by management.
