Bouna Sarr is working with Leipzig professionals in the USA over Christmas

Bouna Sarr toiled in the USA for more playing time in the second half of the season. According to wild speculations, FC Bayern is about to sign a Brazilian national player. You can find all the news and rumors about FCB here.

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Bayern, News: Sarr for training in the USA

So far, the collaboration between FC Bayern and defender Bouna Sarr has not been crowned with success. Since moving to the Isar in October 2020, the 29-year-old has only played 25 times for the German record champions. Also in this season there are only nine short appearances, only once (in the DFB Cup against Bremer SV) he was allowed to run the full distance.

Nevertheless, Sarr does not seem to have written off the Munich chapter yet. While some of his teammates were having a good time over Christmas and the holidays, the right-back flew to Florida with Leipzig’s Mohamed Simakan and Ilaix Moriba to toil for the second half of the season. This emerges from an Instagram post by the 29-year-old, which shows him together with the well-known personal trainer Raphael Darch.

Despite his difficult situation at Munich, Sarr had recently repeatedly emphasized that he saw his short-term future at Bayern and wanted to assert himself against the German record champions. His contract with FCB runs until 2024.

“At no point did it occur to me. I will take stock of the situation with FC Bayern in June,” said Sarr recently L’Equipe regarding a possible farewell in winter. “Bayern are a club with high demands, there is less leniency. You always have to be at the top from one game to the next.”

Bouna Sarr: performance data 21/22

contest	Games	Gates	Assists	Played minutes
Champions League	4th	–	–	79
Bundesliga	4th	–	–	55
DFL Supercup	1	–	–	2
DFB Cup	1	1	–	90
TOTAL	10	1	–	226

FC Bayern, rumor: FCB interested in Brazilians?

Like the Argentine TV station TNT Sports reported that FC Bayern is about to sign Brazilian international Raphinha from Leeds United.

Accordingly, the 25-year-old winger should switch to the German record champions in January. As a transfer, a sum of 50 million euros is in the room, which is to move to Leeds in return.

It is extremely unlikely that Bayern will make such an expensive transfer. Bavaria’s CEO Oliver Kahn recently confirmed in an interview with Süddeutsche Zeitungthat one would rather take on the role of the observer in the winter transfer market. “We still have to develop a feeling of where the current pandemic situation is developing,” said Kahn and emphasized: “We are not gamblers.”

Apart from that, the German record champions are actually well filled in the position of the Brazilian, the offensive outside. With Leroy Sane, Serge Gnabry and Kingsley Coman, Bayern have a strong first suit, followed by Jamal Musiala and Thomas Müller.

Götze and the wear and tear of talent: the ten biggest Bayern flops since 2000

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FC Bayern has repeatedly shown a good knack for transfers in the past. But even with the record champions there are a few black sheep in the transfer history. We look back on the ten biggest flops in Bavaria since 2000.

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RENATO SANCHES: In 2016, FC Bayern transferred an impressive 35 million euros to Benfica Lisbon. However, the shooting star at the time was unable to assert himself with the record champions.

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A loan to Swansea City followed, but the Portuguese flopped there too. In 2019 it was sold to Lille OSC for 20 million euros. It was there that he flourished and was a key player in the championship team of 2021.

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BRENO: Came from Sao Paulo in 2008 as a great talent for 12 million euros. At Bayern he had to struggle with injuries again and again and was awarded to 1. FC Nürnberg in the meantime.

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Then the low point in 2011: Breno set fire to his own house under the influence of alcohol. FC Bayern paid the bail, but the Brazilian went to jail the following year. Shortly after his prison sentence, he went back home.

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SINAN KURT: Moved from Gladbach to Bayern in 2014 after weeks of transfer poker. FC Bayern transferred three million for Kurt, who at that time had not played a minute in the Bundesliga.

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In Munich it caused a sensation only off the field and was sold to Hertha BSC for 500,000 euros after two unsuccessful years. Things didn’t work out in Berlin either and from then on he changed clubs frequently. He is currently without a contract.

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DANIJEL PRANJIC: Moved as a dream player from Louis van Gaal to Säbener Straße in 2009. Bavaria paid almost eight million euros for Pranjic, but the Croat only regularly sat on the bank.

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In 2012 the Croatian’s contract with Bayern expired and he moved to Benfica for free after a disappointing time in Munich. After that he played for a few other clubs before retiring this year.

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MARIO GÖTZE: Probably the most expensive misunderstanding in Bayern’s transfer history. In 2013, the record champions pulled the option to buy and transferred 37 million euros to BVB. The then coach Pep Guardiola would have preferred Neymar instead of Götze.

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Due to many injuries, he hardly played a role later and moved back to BVB in 2016 for 22 million euros. Back in Dortmund he never got back to his old form. Now a regular at PSV Eindhoven again.

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MARCELL JANSEN: Came to Munich in 2007 as a great talent from Gladbach. The commitment was worth 14 million euros to Bayern, but Jansen was not able to convince despite regular appearances.

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A year later the left-back was given up again. HSV paid Bayern eight million for Jansen, where he ended his career and became an official. Curious: I was last active as a center forward for the third team of HSV.

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JAN SCHLAUDRAFF: Also came in 2007. The Bavarians “only” spent 1.2 million on the Alemannia Aachen attacker. But he couldn’t get past Miroslav Klose, Luca Toni and Lukas Podolski. It was enough for a total of only eight short appearances (0 goals).

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His greatest success at Bayern was seven goals in a friendly against Darmstadt 98. After a disappointing year with the record champions, he was sold to Hannover 96 for 2 million.

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TORSTEN FRINGS: Came in 2004 as Felix Magath’s dream player for 9.25 million from BVB. Although he was seeded at Bayern, he never really got warm with the club and fled a year later.

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For five million euros it went to the former club Werder Bremen, where he had already played before his stay in Dortmund. There he spent six years and ended his career after two seasons in the MLS. He is currently trying his hand at being a trainer.

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JAN KIRCHHOFF: After the central defender’s contract at Mainz 05 expired in 2013, half the league stood in line to secure Kirchhoff’s services. He opted for FC Bayern, but that started the downward slide of his career.

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After just one season, it was loaned to Schalke, then sold to Sunderland for a million the following year. After that he was twice without a club for a short time and ended his career this summer after two years at KFC Uerdingen.

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BOUNA SARR: Came a bit of a surprise for eight million from Olympique Marseille last season. So far he has almost exclusively had short assignments from the bank and has not been able to convince in these. Recently there has been constant speculation about his departure.

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But he doesn’t want to know anything about an exit: “At no point did it occur to me. I’ll take stock with FC Bayern in June, ”said Sarr recently. Especially since he earns a lot.

FC Bayern Munich: The upcoming games

meeting	contest	opponent
Friday, January 7th, 8.30 p.m.	Bundesliga	Borussia Mönchengladbach (home)
Saturday, January 15th, 3:30 p.m.	Bundesliga	1. FC Köln (away)
Sunday, January 23rd, 5.30 p.m.	Bundesliga	Hertha BSC (Away)
Saturday, February 5th, 6.30 p.m.	Bundesliga	RB Leipzig (home)
Saturday, February 12th, 3:30 p.m.	Bundesliga	VfL Bochum (Away)