Hasan Salihamidzic (45) doesn’t just want to look at the goalkeeper position in the upcoming change window. “As you know, I’m not a fan of the winter transfer period. But a lot happened during the World Cup break, so I’m not ruling anything out,” said Bayern Munich’s sporting director sports picture and added: “We will examine all options. Especially in the goalkeeping position, but not only there.”
Between the posts, Munich are under pressure after Manuel Neuer’s failure. Thought games beyond the season should not play a role in the search for a replacement. “It is important that we find the best solution for our team in the short term,” said Salihamidzic. The “most obvious solution” is “of course” Alexander Nübel, he added: “In the end, AS Monaco has the last word.”
The former Schalke player is on loan to the team from the Principality until next summer. The French European Cup participant actually wanted to keep the 26-year-old longer. In addition, Nübel’s relationship with the Munich goalkeeping coach Toni Tapalovic, a new confidant, is considered to be strained.
In addition to DFB captain Neuer, for whom the season ended prematurely due to a broken lower leg, coach Julian Nagelsmann’s team also has to do without Lucas Hernandez from runner-up France. The defender had already suffered a cruciate ligament rupture in the first round of the World Cup. Sadio Mane will also be sidelined until early March. “There will be no hasty shots,” assured Salihamidzic.
Hasan Salihamidzic on…
- Manuel Neuer’s injury: “I was shocked when I heard that. The time difference woke me up with this bad news: The doctor called me from the operating room, I just couldn’t believe it. Then the work mode was switched on immediately , the holiday was over at that moment.”
- Alexander Nuebel: “It is important that we find the best solution for our team in the short term. We then have to manage what is in the summer. We want to play for all titles this season. We are examining various scenarios. But of course Alexander Nübel would be an obvious solution. In the end, AS Monaco has the last word.”
- Lucas Hernandez: “The talks are ongoing. The exchange with Lucas’ management is very good. He has the Bayern gene in him, lives this club. In my opinion, Lucas’ future lies with FC Bayern, there’s no doubt about that!”
- Noussair Mazraoui: “Nous did the tasks on the left very well at the World Cup. That gives Julian Nagelsmann an additional option. That reassures us.
But his regular position is that of right-back.”
- Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting: “I am in contact with his management. We will meet for dinner and the talks in the next few weeks
start. Choupo was incredibly good for the team, especially in the second half of the first half of the season.”
- Transfers in winter: “As you know, I’m not a fan of the winter transfer window. But a lot happened during the World Cup break, so I’m not ruling anything out. We’re trying to do the best for our team. We’ll look at all the options. Especially at the Goalkeeper position, but not only there. There will be no quick shots.”
