After the championship, FC Bayern is in the middle of planning the squad for the coming season. There are several names on the note for the people of Munich.
München – Julian Nagelsman (34) is full of energy. He presented himself to the fans on the balcony of the town hall as part of the championship celebrations and made them a title promise: “I’ll keep it short because I’ll be going back to the office relatively quickly because I’d like to celebrate more titles with you next year and we want to work fast.” Nagelsmann then stopped in front of the TV cameras in the catacombs of Munich City Hall and added: “It is normal that you have to change things up in a very successful undertaking. We do that too. We’re trying to get newcomers and bring in fresh blood so that everyone is challenged to push their performance limits again.”
A clear order from Nagelsmann to his sports director. Hasan Salihamidzic (45) took his coach’s words to heart. Together with his technical director Marco Neppe (35), he is already working in the background on the new “nail men”.
FC Bayern: Lewandowski departure is imminent – Kalajdzic advisors are negotiating in Munich
The tz knows: Already on Monday the duo of the FC Bayern the advisors of Stuttgart striker Sasa Kalajdzic (24) on the first round of negotiations in Munich. Salihamidzic would like to guide the two-meter attacker to the German record champions. Also because Nagelsmann is convinced of the abilities of the great striker. “He’s incredibly good in the air and has a good game with his back to goal. He’s good at holding balls and laying them down for midfielders who move up,” Nagelsmann enthused when he was in Leipzig.
Salihamidzic is also due to the impending departure of Robert Lewandowski (32) under pressure. This was also shown by the recent reactions of the fans, who whistled at the sports director at the fan festival on the Nockherberg and a day later at the championship celebrations at Marienplatz paid homage to Lewandowski with shouts of “Stay Lewy”. There is a risk of a restless summer break if Bayern cannot present any well-known newcomers. CEO Oliver Kahn (52), who tried to take some of the fire out of the Lewandowski debate on Sunday, also knows this. “We not only have a plan B, but also a plan C and D,” said Kahn when asked about a possible Lewy replacement.
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Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus (25/contract until 2023) would fit the announced plans alongside Kalajdzic. There is no shortage of prominent names currently associated with Bayern. The initially unrealistic ones Gerüchte a Liverpool-Star Sadio Mané (30) solidify more and more if you listen to the association. According to tz information, Nagelsmann would like another wing dribbler who can solve one-on-one situations and thus tear gaps in the opposing chain of defense. Ousmane Dembélé from FC Barcelona (25), whose contract expires in the summer, would be such a player. According to media reports, the Munich squad planners have already contacted Dembélé management.
Nagelsmann also sees a need for action in central defence. He would like to have another communicator as a defense chief, like it for example Jurrien Timber (20) from Ajax. His ex-coach Erik ten Hag, who will train Manchester United in the future, also wants him and recently said in the Telegraaf: “All top clubs have Timber in their sights.”