Despite Kimmich, Laimer, Goretzka
Tuchel confirms his great transfer request
08/01/2023 12:21 p.m
FC Bayern is working hard to sign star striker Harry Kane. Coach Thomas Tuchel does not want to comment on the personnel. At a press conference in Singapore, he repeated the wish for a reinforcement for the defensive midfield.
Coach Thomas Tuchel from Bayern Munich does not want to unnecessarily heat up the poker for the desired striker Harry Kane, but has again expressed his wish for a reinforcement for the midfield. “Maybe we should go straight to the next question,” the coach said with a grin at a press conference in Singapore when he was asked to assess the status of negotiations with Tottenham Hotspur right at the start.
International top football in the afternoon: RTL broadcasts three top-class test matches of FC Bayern Munich live and exclusively on free TV. And the opponents have it all! The Bundesliga record champions don’t want to be asked in the first pre-season preparation under head coach Thomas Tuchel and are testing against the “crème de la crème” of the European soccer elite.
On Wednesday, July 26, FC Bayern met in Tokyo at 12:25 p.m. German time as part of their Audi Summer Tour on the reigning Champions League winners Manchester City to ex-coach Pep Guardiola. City prevailed 2-1.
The August 2nd, also a Wednesday, is marked by the duel between two top German coaches. Around 1:25 p.m meet Thomas Tuchel’s Munich team in Singapore on Liverpool by Jurgen Klopp.
FC Bayern will contest the last test before the start of the Bundesliga Monday 7 August at 16.55 against AS Monaco. Former Bundesliga coach Adi Hütter is on the sidelines of the eight-time French champions.
He “cannot comment on this, as you can imagine,” added Tuchel. Bayern boss Jan-Christian Dreesen and technical director Marco Neppe returned from the next round of negotiations in London on Monday without having achieved a breakthrough. The Munich and the Spurs are a few million apart when it comes to the transfer ideas for Kane.
“We must not allow ourselves to be guided by time pressure,” said Tuchel in general about the different transfer efforts of the German record champions, “we know exactly which players we want”. In addition to Kane, full-back Kyle Walker and a goalkeeper, he also wants a clearer. “We don’t have a real defensive midfielder who thinks very defensively, who makes sure nothing happens back there, who is more concerned with protecting their own defence,” he said.
Tuchel misses a defensive six
Ryan Gravenberch is “a dribbler”, Leon Goretzka “plays physically strong”, Konrad Laimer “is a ball hunter” and Joshua Kimmich “our strategist who likes to do everything and can do everything. But it’s not in their DNA to play a defensive six be,” explained Tuchel. FC Bayern is therefore looking for a new one, but “not desperately, because we trust our players”. If an opportunity arises, “then we’re open,” said Tuchel. It wasn’t easy, admitted the coach, whose dream player Declan Rice preferred to move to Arsenal. “There are only a few players who can make us stronger – and they’re not always available.” Recently, there was speculation about the Frenchman Aurelien Tchouameni from Real Madrid.
Departures are also expected in Munich until the end of the transfer period on September 1st. Goalkeeper Yann Sommer, for example, is drawn to Inter Milan because the Swiss national goalkeeper does not want to be downgraded to number two behind Manuel Neuer in the upcoming European Championship season. Bayern are looking for a successor to the 34-year-old Sommer, who is still under contract until 2025. “Of course there is the possibility that we will contest the season with Yann,” said Tuchel. Should summer change, however, a replacement will probably come. Morocco’s World Cup star Yassine Bounou from Sevilla FC is said to be a hot candidate. Also traded: David Raya (FC Brentford), David de Gea (without a club) and Giorgi Mamardashvili (FC Valencia).
Everything is open – even with Benjamin Pavard, who would like to leave Bayern. One was “relaxed,” said Tuchel about the Frenchman’s situation. There is “no reason to force a decision”. But if Walker came, Pavard would be dispensable. If a six came, Leon Goretzka would have even worse cards.