🫣 Woltemade on loan? New Eberl comments highlight Bayern’s huge problems | OneFootball

It's going into the transfer finale. Clubs can still buy until September. For Bayern, this will be a damned complicated time, says Max Eberl. And that, although only one more player is supposed to come.

Uli Hoeneß had made it clear a few days ago in the 'Süddeutsche Zeitung' that FCB would no longer acquire expensive new signings: "I would strongly advocate for filling up the squad with a loan player who will be under contract until June 30, 2026."

A statement that doesn't make Eberl's life any easier. That was noticeable at today's Bayern press conference: "I don't want to talk about my feelings," said the sports director on the topic.

Eberl confirms Hoeneß

However, he confirmed that a purchase is not possible: "What Uli says publicly is also discussed internally. I don't find out about it through the media."

This puts the Munich team in a complicated situation, as Eberl explained: "The club has decided that we want to save money. We sold Kingsley Coman – in addition, which wasn't necessarily the plan. We couldn't sign Nick Woltemade. That's why I got the task of getting a player on loan."

However, that's easier said than done: "Buying is much easier than 'just loaning'." He has to bow to the specifications from the club management: "We have to accept this task in sports, we have to get creative now. That's not an easy task, to be honest, on the market."

Not enough quality?

Really great quality that guarantees help and makes the club better is hard to find in loan players. Eberl made that clear with an example: "If PSG asked us now if we would lend them Michael Olise, we would say…", and ended his sentence with a gestured windshield wiper in front of his face 🚗. Bayern's search will be complicated.

After winning the Supercup, Harry Kane was already calling for new stars: "It's probably one of the smallest squads I've ever played in," said the striker. "We're a bit thin, but that's not in the power of the players."

Eberl will know that too, but his hands are tied.

Looking at the Woltemade transfer, he then only escaped into sarcasm: "The status is that it's currently off the table. No idea what will happen by September 1st. Maybe Stuttgart will lend him to us. We can loan players 🤑."

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