Squad concerns at Bayern: Kompany calls for reinforcements | OneFootball

Vincent Kompany has made his first clear demands at Bayern Munich. Ahead of the Bundesliga opener against RB Leipzig, the Belgian sought a direct conversation with Uli Hoeneß – and advocated for the transfer of Xavi Simons.

According to Sport BILD, Kompany personally drove to Tegernsee to discuss the record champion's thin personnel situation with the honorary president. Together with sporting director Max Eberl and sports director Christoph Freund, who had already done preparatory work in the background, the coach campaigned for the signing of the Dutch attacking player.

Simons as Kompany's desired player

Kompany argued that a player like Xavi Simons would fit perfectly into Bayern's construct. The 21-year-old could close the gap in the offensive midfield and at the same time help on the wings – exactly where the record champion has problems after the departures of Leroy Sané and Kingsley Coman and the injury of Jamal Musiala.

"Simons is a priority target," it is said in Eberl's environment. The sporting director has been considered a supporter of a transfer for months. Kompany also explained to Hoeneß in detail how he wants to integrate the Leipzig player into his plans.

Supervisory board remains firm

However, despite Kompany's commitment, the supervisory board is sticking to its line: expensive purchases are taboo, only loan deals are still allowed. The problem: RB Leipzig will not let Simons go on loan – which practically rules out a transfer to Munich.

So far, Kompany has been reserved when it came to making public or internal demands. But now the coach is no longer hiding the fact that he needs reinforcement, as Sport BILD has learned. Several players within the team also share the assessment that the squad is too thin to be successful in all competitions.

Kompany's conversation with Hoeneß shows: the Bayern coach wants to take an active influence on squad planning. The Munich team doesn't have much time left to strengthen their squad personally in the summer. The transfer period expires next Monday.

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