Kingsley Coman was close to leaving Bayern Munich for Saudi Arabia towards the end of the summer transfer window, but the French winger ultimately decided to stay with the Rekordmeister and take his chances under new manager Vincent Kompany. His current contract with the club runs through June 2027, but his market value has taken considerable dips in each of the past two seasons, thanks largely in part to the injury struggles that seem to have persistently plagued him ever since he joined Bayern for good after a loan spell with Juventus.
So far this season, the French winger has tallied our goals and two assists from 12 appearances across all competitions, the majority of which have come as a substitute. Kompany has shown a preference to his preferred starting four in attack being Harry Kane, Jamal Musiala, Michael Olise, and Serge Gnabry, though he has utilized his fair share of rotations across all competitions, especially during the English Weeks.
More recently, Coman has earned starts in the Bundesliga wins over VfL Bochum and Union Berlin, as he was an unused sub in the DFB-Pokal win over Mainz in between the pair of league wins. He scored once against Bochum and provided a goal and assist in the win over Union Berlin.
After the most recent win against Die Eisernen, Coman spoke highly of the way Bayern is currently playing, having won three matches on the bounce after the 4-1 Champions League loss to Barcelona. “Things are going well at the moment. We are pressing a lot and creating good chances. We can carry on like this,” he told Bild (via @iMiaSanMia).
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While Coman was a serious candidate for sale during the most recent summer transfer window, Bayern board member for sport Max Eberl explained that the club is very pleased with where the Frenchmen is at right now. “We said on September 1st that we are very happy with the squad we have. Kingsley is back where he is – he’s healthy. He’s doing his part to ensure that we’re successful,” Eberl stressed.
For the time being, Kompany is spoiled for choice with the different winger and attacking options he has, but a lot of Coman’s decision-making in the future could come down to how often he is playing. Much like Gnabry, who was also a candidate for sale in recent transfer windows, he is making the most of his opportunities, so from the club’s point of view, it is worthwhile to keep him until they find a reason to start thinking otherwise.
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